John Hoerr was a freelance writer and author with over thirty years of experience as a journalist for UPI, The Daily Tribune, and public television. His published work included And the Wolf Finally Came: The Decline of the American Steel Industry and W
"Hoerr's exhaustive study of the decline of the steel industry,
particularly in the Monongahela Valley, is essential reading."
--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"One of the most important books on labor or business to appear in
recent times."
--Choice
"A fascinating account of USX's turnabout, during the '70s and
'80s, from the union's staunchest ally to its most intransigent
foe, and the steelworkers' struggle to redefine their place in a
divided industry."
--New York Times Book Review
"An enormous labor of love, John Hoerr's book comprehensively
chronicles a national tragedy."
--The Nation
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