{"product_id":"road-to-rust-dale-richard-perelman-9781467138543","title":"Road to Rust: The Disintegration of the Steel Industry in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs the twentieth century dawned on western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, the region's steel industry faced a struggle for unionism. Strong managers like Judge Elbert Gary and Tom Girdler opposed every move forward.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegardless, unionists like Philip Murray, John L. Lewis, Samuel Gompers and Gus Hall battled for fair wages, hours and working conditions. Tensions from issues of immigration, class, skill and race erupted throughout the industry. The tribulations led to widespread steel strikes directed by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. Author Dale Richard Perelman charts the struggle and decline of the nation's most prominent regional steel industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Richard Perelman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467138541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467138543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Dale Richard Perelman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052468728063,"sku":"9781467138543","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfa834d7-9d3a-4e81-9eac-1885b27a2b5d.jpg?v=1685018969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/road-to-rust-dale-richard-perelman-9781467138543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}