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2004 Washington State Book Award Finalist
"Company town." The words evoke images of rough-and-tumble loggers and gritty miners, of dreary shacks in isolated villages, of wages paid in scrip good only at price-gouging company stores, of paternalistic employers. But these stereotypes are outdated, especially for those company towns that flourished well into the twentieth century. In Company Towns of the Pacific Northwest, Linda Carlson provides a more balanced and realistic look at these "intentional communities."
Drawing from residents' reminiscences, contemporary newspaper accounts, company newsletters and histories, census and school records, and site plans, Carlson looks at towns in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. She examines how companies went about controlling housing, religion, taxes, liquor, prostitution, and union organizers. This vibrant history gives the details of daily life in communities that were often remote and subject to severe weather. It looks at the tragedies and celebrations: sawmill accidents, mine cave-ins, and avalanches as well as Independence Day picnics, school graduations, and Christmas parties. Finally, it tells what happened when people left--when they lost their jobs, when the family breadwinner died or was disabled, when the mill closed.
An ample selection of illustrations, most never previously published, broadens the appeal of this lively and well-researched book.
Contents
Acknowledgments
When the Boss Built the Town
Bunkhouses, Tent Houses, and Silk Stocking Row
Who Lived in Company Towns?
When the Dinner Bell Clanged
Education in the Company Town
Religion in the Company Town
Baseball, Bowling, Bands, and Bridge Tournaments
The Importance of the Company Store
Forty Miles from Nowhere
Getting the News in Company Towns
When the "Dead Whistle" Blew
Depression and World Wars
Fame -- Even If Fleeting
The Paternalistic Company Town Boss
When the Town Shut Down
The Bottom Line
Gazetteer
Notes
Bibliography
Index
