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December, 2006
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Steel Shavings
Vol. 37: Gary's First Hundred Years
A Centennial History of Gary, Indiana, 1906–2006

By James B. Lane
([Gary]: Indiana University Northwest, 2006. Pp. 286. Illustrations, index. $20.00.)

From its origins as the site of U.S. Steel's behemoth manufacturing complex on the shores of Lake Michigan, Gary, Indiana, has operated largely as a company town where the dictates of steel production have determined the ebb and flow of daily life, the use of natural resources, and local economic fortunes. Yet the story that emerges from James B. Lane's breezy chronicle of the city's first hundred years is one of human resilience and adaptation to often insufferable conditions. Making liberal use of the oral histories that he has compiled over the years, Lane showcases the ordinary and extraordinary men and women who employed varying doses of ingenuity, pluck, and perseverance to make their hometown livable, just, and worthy of pride. The cast of characters takes in a wide cross-section of Gary's social fabric—including entertainers, athletes, political leaders, clerics, immigrants, entrepreneurs, laborers, activists, and eccentrics—and their stories propel the narrative. . . .
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