San Antonio College Library

"In Bethlehem Steel, Kenneth Warren considers Bethlehem Steel's investment failures, indecision, and delay in choosing to abandon or restructure outdated "integrated" plants - all factors that plagued what had become an insular, inward-looking management group. Meanwhile, competition increased from more economical "mini mills" at home and from new, technologically superior plants overseas, which drove world prices down, causing huge flows of imported...

Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the?accidental? invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an object of scorn and tool of violence to one of the most studied, performed, and appreciated musical instruments today. Smith explores the development of the modern steelband, from its...

"High Steel is the stirring epic of men and of the icons they built - and are building still. Shifting between past and present, Jim Rasenberger travels back to the earliest iron bridges and buildings of the nineteenth century; to the triumph of the Brooklyn Bridge and the 1907 tragedy of the Quebec Bridge, where seventy-five ironworkers, including thirty-three Mohawks, lost their lives in an instant; through New York's skyscraper boom of the late...

Don't Take the Manufacturer's Word for It! Everybody knows about pre-engineered buildings - they now account for almost 70 percent of all new low-rise construction in the United States. But few architects, engineers, or buyers know enough about them. This completely revised and updated reference - the only one from an author unaffiliated with an industry trade group - offers valuable and unbiased information that can save you money and time - and...

Angry debates around affirmative action too often ignore the policy's historical roots: how prior to government intervention African-Americans were largely confined to the most backbreaking, dangerous, and low-paid work. This program documents the shameful history of discrimination against black workers and one heroic campaign that resulted in job equality. Interviews with retired black steelworkers and others retrace a century of African-American...

"Welding Metallurgy and Weldability of Stainless Steels, the first book in over twenty years to address welding metallurgy and weldability issues with stainless steel, offers engineers, scientists, and students the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of these topics currently available. In addition to describing the applications and limitations of stainless steels for welded construction, the text also addresses common failures in welded stainless...