Wheels of Fortune is the story of the rise and fall and transformation of the rubber industry in Akron, a book rich in anecdotes and photographs. This is history told by people who lived it, on the factory floors and in executive offices, their voices ringing through a narrative that has all the heroes and villains and epic sweep of a Steinbeck novel. For more than a century after Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich came to town, in 1870, Akron, Ohio was the rubber capital of the world. The city prospered along with the tire ...
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Wheels of Fortune is the story of the rise and fall and transformation of the rubber industry in Akron, a book rich in anecdotes and photographs. This is history told by people who lived it, on the factory floors and in executive offices, their voices ringing through a narrative that has all the heroes and villains and epic sweep of a Steinbeck novel. For more than a century after Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich came to town, in 1870, Akron, Ohio was the rubber capital of the world. The city prospered along with the tire factories, becoming a model for Middle America's industrial success. Its people worked in the rubber shops and lived in neighborhoods fostered by companies like Goodyear and Firestone. Even the air they breathed was heavy with the odors of rubber. But by the 1980s, most of the rubber industry had gone south, first the plants and then the company headquarters, a result of stubbornness in the union ranks, intransigence in the corporate boardrooms, and takeovers by foreign competitors. Akron began an awkward metamorphosis from a stronghold of blue-collar labor to a research and development center, finding its new identity in the broader fields of polymer science and technology.
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Very Good. Size: 10x8x1; Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Fine Condition. Signed by Author. Signed by Love and Giffels on tp. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ohio; Signed by Author. ISBN: 1884836380. ISBN/EAN: 9781884836381. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20266.
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Very Good+ 1884836380. Ohio History And Culture (Paperback Series; B&W Illustrations; 10.7 X 8.4 X 1.3 inches; xiv, 359 pages; Soft cover has black spine with red lettering. Some bumping and rubbing. NEW book, pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w pictures. '...the story of the rise and fall and transformation of the rubber industry in Akron, a book rich in anecdotes and photographs. This is history told by people who lived it, on the factory floors and in executive offices, their voices ringing through a narrative that has all the heroes and villains and epic sweep of a Steinbeck novel. For more than a century after Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich came to town, in 1870, Akron, Ohio was the rubber capital of the world. The city prospered along with the tire factories, becoming a model for Middle America's industrial success...' Bibliography; index.
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Near Fine. 1884836380. Clean and crisp, with a name at the front and a long inscription by both authors. There are no other signs of use. An impressive book! Fast shipping, with tracking number provided.; Ohio History and Culture; 10.70 X 8.40 X 1.30 inches; 359 pages; Signed by All Authors.
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1st paperback printing. 359 pp. Index. Fine condition (corners crisp, no creases, no markings). A clean, fresh copy. Signed by both authors on the title page, with an inscription by one of them.
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1st edition, 1st printing. 359 pp. Fine book (no markings) / Fine dust jacket (price not clipped). A clean, fresh copy. Signed by both authors on the title page.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Signed by Author. Signed by Love and Giffels Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Multiple copies available this title. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Ohio; Signed by Author. ISBN: 1884836372. ISBN/EAN: 9781884836374. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5291.
