Un-American and yet, totally American | Company Towns

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There's a tendency to think about company towns as a quaint relic of the past, something that disappeared a century ago. But company towns aren't just some quirk of American history, they *are* American history.

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-Books-

The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills that Shaped the American Economy (2010)
Hardy Green
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Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams (2006)
Michael D'Antonio
https://amzn.to/3DCNU7E

Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City (2009)
Greg Grandin
https://amzn.to/3paZ11H

-Documentaries-

Company Town (2016) - https://www.kanopy.com/video/company-town
American Experience: The Mine Wars (2016) - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/theminewars/
Slavery by Another Name (2012) - https://www.pbs.org/video/slavery-another-name-slavery-video/
Mysteries of the Abandoned S2 E7 "Amazon Ghost Town" (2018) - https://amzn.to/3dka17g
The Amazon Awakens (1944) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3623476/

-Youtube Videos-

The History (and Return) of Company Towns | Prism of the Past - https://youtu.be/6bLjKi6UAW4
Company Towns are BACK! Now they're "Innovation Zones" - https://youtu.be/NY_xDkjRI2k
Nevada Bill Will Allow Companies to RUN THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT - Dystopia Speedrun - https://youtu.be/M6jUawWYzls
Reinventing Company Towns in Nevada - A Lesson from Labor History in Why People will Suffer - https://youtu.be/KOFenu0ZoMo
Disney's Perfect Town - https://youtu.be/dW7Begtm5pQ
Why Facebook is Building a City - https://youtu.be/wxxhuzjT9aM
Facebook Is Building A City For Its Employees - https://youtu.be/f1fbuOkxugs
Company Towns feat. The Trillbillies - https://youtu.be/SugMvGn2wQQ
Skagit Tours -- North Cascades Explorer Tours (closed caption) - https://youtu.be/2yoeBx1lF4Q
Life in a company town - https://youtu.be/CG7ZRzR-edQ
Episode 25: Company Scrip (A History of Central Florida Series) - https://youtu.be/Qvbxdpy87tU
Governor Sisolak’s 2021 State of the State Address - https://youtu.be/my3-Mej3HQs

-Movies and TV-

South Park S22 E9 "Unfulfilled" (2018)
South Park S22 E10 "Bike Parade" (2018)
October Sky (1999) - https://amzn.to/3og47u8
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) - https://amzn.to/32gfaeb
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - https://amzn.to/3q9kI2m

-Websites-
https://innovationzonefacts.com/
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/governor-stepping-away-from-plan-for-autonomous-innovation-zones-a-concept-backed-by-blockchains-llc
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/blockchains-withdraws-plan-for-innovation-zone-legislation-citing-lack-of-support-from-state-governor
https://www.heraldnet.com/life/three-dams-two-lakes-and-mountains-all-around/
https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/cuba-central-hershey-1916-1946/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/world/americas/in-cuban-town-that-hershey-built-memories-both-bitter-and-sweet.html
https://www.history.com/news/hersheys-once-violently-suppressed-a-strike-by-chocolate-workers
https://www.seattle.gov/light/DamTours/Newhalem_flyer.pdf

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Video Credits -
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0:00 Introduction
4:09 Lowell, MA
7:01 Pullman, IL
11:00 Hershey, PA
19:28 Coal Camps, WV
28:39 Gary, IN
32:08 Fordlandia, Brazil
43:00 Single Enterprise Communities
48:36 The Future and Conclusion

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