Anaconda: Labor, Community, and Culture in Montana's Smelter City

(Part of the The Working Class in American History Series)

by Laurie Mercier

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Laurie Mercier's look at "community unionism" examines the distinctive culture of cooperation and activism fostered by residents in Anaconda, Montana, home to the world's largest copper smelter and the namesake of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company.

Mercier depicts the vibrant life of the smelter city at full steam, incorporating the candid commentary of the locals ("the company furnished three pair of leather gloves . . . and all the arsenic...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252069889

ISBN13:9780252069888

Release Date:August 2001

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.22 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

20th Century Business & Investing Historical Study & Educational Resources History Industries & Professions Social History State & Local

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