The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A.

by Lisa M. Fine

Book Overview

For seventy years, the Reo Motor Car Company operated in Lansing, Michigan, and encouraged its thousands of workers to think of themselves as part of a big factory family. The workforce, made up of primarily white, rural, native-born Protestant men, was dubbed Reo Joe. These ordinary fellows had ordinary aspirations: job security, decent working conditions, and sufficient pay to support a family. They treasured leisure time for family activities (many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592132588
• ISBN13: 9781592132584
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"