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Wheels of fortune : the story of rubber in Akron

Title
Wheels of fortune : the story of rubber in Akron / Steve Love and David Giffels ; edited by Debbie Van Tassel ; pictures edited by Susan Kirkman ; with a foreword by Rita Dove.
Author
Love, Steve, 1946-
Publication
Akron, OH : University of Akron Press, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Giffels, David.
  • Van Tassel, Debbie.
Description
xiv, 359 pages : illustrations; 29 cm.
Series Statement
Ohio history and culture
Uniform Title
Ohio history and culture.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Tire Town No More -- 2. The Rubber Barons -- 3. Standing Room Only -- 4. A Seiberling Legacy -- 5. The Company Town -- 6. Rubber Shop Royalty -- 7. Goodyear's Guiding Force -- 8. Hometown Heroes -- 9. Rubber Workers Unite -- 10. Synthetic Rubber -- 11. A War Brings Progress -- 12. Lighter than Air -- 13. The Radial Invasion -- 14. Triennial Passion Plays -- 15. What Went Wrong -- 16. Akron Plants Close Down -- 17. A Niche Company Survives -- 18. Philanthropy and Artistry -- 19. The Changing City -- 20. Goodyear is Raided -- 21. Nevin Reengineers Firestone -- 22. Goodyear Rebounds -- 23. Race on Sunday, Sell on Monday -- 24. Rubber's Remains -- 25. A Polymer Legacy -- 26. The Changing of the Guard -- 27. Life after Rubber.
ISBN
  • 1884836372 (alk. paper)
  • 1884836380 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
98036729
OCLC
  • 39627554
  • ocm39627554
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries