Factory man : how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local-- and helped save an American town
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Book
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x, 451 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-442) and index.
Description
Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.
Language
Text in English.
Awards
Lukas-Lynton Prize winner, 2013.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Macy, B., & Bassett, J. D. (2014). Factory man: how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local-- and helped save an American town (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Macy, Beth and John D. Bassett. 2014. Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local-- and Helped Save an American Town. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Macy, Beth and John D. Bassett. Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local-- and Helped Save an American Town New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Macy, B. and Bassett, J. D. (2014). Factory man: how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local-- and helped save an american town. First edn. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Macy, Beth., and John D. Bassett. Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local-- and Helped Save an American Town First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

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