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Recreates daily life in the 19th and early 20th century company towns of the Pacific Northwest

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
When the Boss Built the Town
Bunkhouses, Tent Houses, and Silk Stocking Row
Who Lived in Company Towns?
When the Dinner Bell Clanged
Education in the Company Town
Religion in the Company Town
Baseball, Bowling, Bands, and Bridge Tournaments
The Importance of the Company Store
Forty Miles from Nowhere
Getting the News in Company Towns
When the "Dead Whistle" Blew
Depression and World Wars
Fame -- Even If Fleeting
The Paternalistic Company Town Boss
When the Town Shut Down
The Bottom Line
Gazetteer
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Linda Carlson has written or contributed to several books on business, including Services Marketing, The Publicity and Promotion Handbook: A Complete Guide for Small Business, and nine job-search guides. A graduate of the Harvard Business School, she has a special interest in company towns and social histories.

Reviews

"This remarkable survey of life in the company towns of the Pacific Northwest and their significance to the economy of the region makes an important contribution to the social history of the West. Here Carlson identifies over a hundred full-blown company-owned towns, where, in most cases, the company provided all the housing, stores, schools, recreational facilities, law enforcement, and even ministers. Her well-written story reveals paternalism at both its best and its worst."--James B. Allen, author of The Company Town in the American West