The Florida Phosphate Industry

A History of the Development and Use of a Vital Mineral

Fred Blakey

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$30.00 • £24.95 • €27.00

ISBN 9780674306707

Publication Date: 01/01/1973

Short

197 pages

14 figures, 8 maps, 13 tables

Wertheim Publications in Industrial Relations

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Foreword
Acknowledgments
Author’s Preface
I. The Search for Phosphorus: Historical Background
II. The Discovery of Phosphate Rock in Florida
III. Phosphate Fever Invades Florida
IV. The Formative Years, 1890–1918
V. Labor Versus Management: The Imbroglio of 1919
VI. The Critical Years, 1920–1940
VII. Years of Growth and Maturity, 1940–1970
VIII. Contemporary Issues
IX. Conclusion and Projections for the Future
Appendix
Notes
Index

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