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Author Forrant, Robert, 1947- author.

Title Metal fatigue : American Bosch and the demise of metalworking in the Connecticut River Valley / Robert Forrant
Published Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub. Company
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Work, health, and environment series
Work, health, and environment series.
Contents "You don't believe she is going to die" -- "A breeding ground for inventors and skilled labor" : the Valley flourishes -- American Bosch and its workers : a historical overview -- Work moves out : Bosch doomed in Springfield? -- Skill was not enough : the Bosch closes -- Too many bends in the river : the larger valley's demise -- The International Association of Machinists, Pratt and Whitney, and the struggle for Connecticut's blue-collar future -- Staggering job loss, a shrinking revenue base, and grinding decline
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject American Bosch Corporation (Springfield, Mass.) -- History
SUBJECT American Bosch Corporation (Springfield, Mass.) fast
Subject Metal trade -- Connecticut River Valley -- History
Plant shutdowns -- Connecticut River Valley -- History
Metal trade
Plant shutdowns
United States -- Connecticut River Valley
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008044326
ISBN 0895036649
9780895036643
1351842943
9781351842945