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Author:
Sayen, Jamie, author.
Title:
You had a job for life : story of a company town / Jamie Sayen.
Publisher:
University Press of New England,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject:
Paper industry--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Paper mills--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Labor--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Plant shutdowns--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Unemployed--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Groveton (N.H.)--Economic conditions.
Unemployed--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Paper mills--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Plant shutdowns--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Labor--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Paper industry--Groveton--Groveton--Case studies.
Groveton (N.H.)--Economic conditions.
Economic history.
Labor.
Paper industry.
Paper mills.
Plant shutdowns.
Unemployed.
New Hampshire--Groveton.
Case studies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: builders and destroyers -- The life of the town -- Feeding the mill -- Making paper -- Prosperous plant -- Ratville, NH -- Three generations of Wemysses -- Crown prince -- The perfect balance -- The dark side -- A fateful decision -- End of an era -- The worst years -- The best years -- A battle we couldn't win -- Controllables and uncontrollables -- F this -- Epilogue: they ruined this town -- Postscript: the day when corporate America doesn't run us.
ISBN:
151260139X
9781512601398
LCCN:
2017013164
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)
KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)
GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

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