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Discussing the book, Sparrows Point: Making Steel: The Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might with Mark Reutter

BROADCAST: Feb. 1, 1989 | DURATION: 00:56:00

Details

Broadcast Date
Feb. 1, 1989

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
56 minutes

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Literature Working, Labor, Economy American History & Politics

People

Historians Authors, Writers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Reutter, Mark--Interviews Reutter, Mark. Sparrows Point. Historians--United States--20th century--Interviews Steel industry and trade--History.--Maryland--Sparrows Point Steel industry and trade--History.--United States Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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