The Steel Workers by John Fitch

The Steel Workers by John Fitch

This classic account of the worker in the steel industry during the early years of the twentieth century combines the social investigator's mastery of facts with the vivid personal touch of the journalist. From its pages emerges a finely etched picture of how men lived and worked in steel. In 1907-1908, when John Fitch spent more than a year in Pittsburgh interviewing workers, steel was the master industry of the region. It employed almost 80,000 workers and virtually controlled social and civic life. Fitch observed steel workers on the job, and he describes succinctly the prevailing technology of iron and steelmaking: the blast furnace crews, the puddlers and rollers; the crucible, Bessemer, and open hearth processes. He examined the health problems and accidents which resulted from the pressure of long hours, hazardous machinery, and speed-ups in production. He also anaylzed the early experiments in welfare capitolism, such as accident prevention and compensation, and pensions. One of the six volumes in the famous Pittsburgh Survey (1909-1914), The Steel Workers remains a readable and timeless account of labor conditions in the early years of the steel industry. An introduction by the noted historian Roy Lubove places the book in political and historical context and makes it especially suitable for classroom use.

John A. Fitch was a journalist who wrote for the Pittsburgh Survey (1909-1914), a pioneering study of social conditions funded by the Russell Sage Foundation. He documented the working conditions of steel workers.

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ISBN 13	9780822960911
ISBN 10	0822960915
Titel	The Steel Workers
Autor	John Fitch
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of Pittsburgh Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1988-12-15
Seitenanzahl	432
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.