Steel Giants: Historic Images from the Calumet Regional Archives
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Stephen G. McShane (Author) Gary Wilk (Author)
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At the turn of the 20th century, an army of workers descended upon the northwest Indiana dunes to forge a world-class steel industry for America. As a result of the mills constructed by companies such as U.S. Steel and Inland Steel, grid-like cities on the shoreline of Lake Michigan grew into prosperous steel towns, drawing workers from all over the country and beyond. The Calumet region became one of the most heavily populated and ethnically diverse regions in the nation. The story of its phenomenal growth was captured by photographers from U.S. Steel in Gary and Inland Steel in East Chicago. Steel Giants presents a selection of these dramatic photographs, with detailed captions, showing the construction of the steel mills and steel towns, the early production of steel, and the people who lived and worked in the industry. 278 b&w photos, 32 color photos CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
About the Author
Stephen G. McShane is the archivist/curator of the Calumet Regional Archives at Indiana University Northwest's library, and co-author of Moonlight in Duneland (IUP, 1998). He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana. Gary S. Wilk is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University Northwest. He lives in Crown Point, Indiana.
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- Contributor: Stephen G. McShane
- Imprint: Indiana University Press
- ISBN13: 9780253352996
- Number of Pages: 304
- Packaged Dimensions: 279x267mm
- Packaged Weight: 2136
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
- Release Date: 2009-06-08
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Stephen G. McShane is the archivist/curator of the Calumet Regional Archives at Indiana University Northwest's library, and co-author of Moonlight in Duneland (IUP, 1998). He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana. Gary S. Wilk is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University Northwest. He lives in Crown Point, Indiana.
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