WERTHEIM PUBLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Cover: The Florida Phosphate Industry in HARDCOVER

Wertheim Publications in Industrial Relations 9

The Florida Phosphate Industry

A History of the Development and Use of a Vital Mineral

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Product Details

HARDCOVER

$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

World

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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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