Making Steel: Sparrows Point and the Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might

Making Steel: Sparrows Point and the Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might by Reutter, Mark. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780252072338.

Making Steel chronicles the rise and fall of American steel by focusing on the fateful decisions made at the worlds once largest steel mill at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Mark Reutter examines the business, production, and daily lives of workers as corporate leaders became more interested in their own security and enrichment than in employees, community, or innovative technology. This edition features 26 pages of photos, an authors preface, and a new chapter on the devastating effects of Bethlehem Steels bankruptcy titled "The Discarded American Worker."