From Fire to Rust: Business, Technology and Work at the Lackawana Steel Plant, 1899-1983

by Thomas E. Leary and Elizabeth C. Sholes

This absorbing history studies and compares the changing policies of Bethlehem's Lacuna steel plant. From Fire to Rust examines the corporation, its business history, ownership and corporate practices; the plant's physical setup and industrial technologies; and the actual work, with myriad job descriptions constantly disappearing and evolving as technological innovations occurred. This technical and detailed history provides a deeper understanding of the trends in the U.S. Steel industry that led to the 1983 shutdown.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939032007
• ISBN13: 9780939032006
• Release Date: June 1987
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.