Big Steel: The First Century of the United States Steel Corporation 1901-2001

by Kenneth Warren

Book Overview

At its formation in 1901, the United States Steel Corporation was the earth\u2019s biggest industrial corporation, a wonder of the manufacturing world. Immediately it produced two thirds of America\u2019s raw steel and thirty percent of the steel made worldwide. The behemoth company would go on to support the manufacturing superstructure of practically every other industry in America. It would create and sustain the economies of many industrial communities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822960028
• ISBN13: 9780822960027
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"