Lankton Larry (140 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Concentrating on technology, economics, labor, and social history, Cradle to Grave documents the full life cycle of one of America's great mineral ranges from the 1840s to the 1960s. Lankton examines the workers' world underground, but is equally concerned with the mining communities on the surface. For the first fifty years of development, these mining communities remained remarkably harmonious, even while new, large companies obliterated traditional forms of organization and work within the industry. By 1890, however, the Lake Superior copper industry of upper Michigan started facing many challenges, including strong economic competition and a declining profit margin; growing worker dissatisfaction with both living and working conditions; and erosion of the companies' hegemony in a district they once controlled. Lankton traces technological changes within the mines and provides a thorough investigation of mine accidents and safety. He then focuses on social and labor history, dealing especially with the issue of how company paternalism exerted social control over the work force. A social history of technology, Cradle to Grave will appeal to labor, social and business historians.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Concentrating on technology, economics, labor, and social history, Cradle to Grave documents the full life cycle of one of America's great mineral ranges from the 1840s to the 1960s. Lankton examines the workers' world underground, but is equally concerned with the mining communities on the surface. For the first fifty years of development, these mining communities remained remarkably harmonious, even while new, large companies obliterated traditional forms of organization and work within the industry. By 1890, however, the Lake Superior copper industry of upper Michigan started facing many challenges, including strong economic competition and a declining profit margin; growing worker dissatisfaction with both living and working conditions; and erosion of the companies' hegemony in a district they once controlled. Lankton traces technological changes within the mines and provides a thorough investigation of mine accidents and safety. He then focuses on social and labor history, dealing especially with the issue of how company paternalism exerted social control over the work force. A social history of technology, Cradle to Grave will appeal to labor, social and business historians.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. Reprint. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: acceptable. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved, dog eared or creased page s ; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good copy. (see picture) Very minor edgewear on corner.

paperback. Condition: Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Cover and edges may have some wear.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback--cover slight wear--spine and pages excellent.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Signed by author on title page. Soft cover published by Oxford Univ. Press in 1993. Covers curl up some along side edges. Upper and bottom corners of book are bumped some. Bottom corners of last third of book have slight staining. Book is in good condition. Large 8vo, 319 pages, 1.3 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 319 pages; Signed by Author.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Motor City Boomer: The Car Culture That Defined a Generation. Book.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover is in good condition, save for corner bumping and rubbing. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Various (Photographs) (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A vivid account of a boomer's life in the driver's seat. Gear up for a motorized journey through postWorld War II America! Blending history and personal memoir, Larry Lankton pays homage to the automobile, arguably the most important technological object of twentieth-century America. The omnipresence of cars shaped popular culture during the Golden Age of American prosperity and featured prominently in Lankton's own coming-of-age memories of family life and teenage (mis)adventuresespecially his 1964 GTO. Told in incredible detail, Lankton's recollections and his attention to the historical impact of the car industry of the 1950s and 1960s demonstrate how much boomers, and the generations that follow, owe to the American automobile. Told in vivid detail, Lankton's recollections and his attention to the historical impact of the car industry of the 1950s and 1960s demonstrate how much boomers, and the generations that follow, owe to the American automobile. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840-1990s. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Large 8v0, Hardback with unclipped dust jacket. 319 Pages, Illustrations. Few light marks to cloth, Some very light edge ware to jacket, End papers very lightly foxed. Overall a very good plus copy in likewise jacket. Extra postage may apply for overseas orders. All books are posted in a sturdy book box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Bright, clean, tight book, appears unread, from my personal collection. No visible flaws. WB.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Like new hardcover in like new dust jacket. 319 pp. Illus.; maps; photos; index. No markings on pages. No ownership or remainder marks. Ships fast with tracking.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

sc. Condition: very good. 319 The life, work, and death at the Lake Superior copper mines.