TY - BOOK AU - Hillard,Michael G. TI - Shredding paper: the rise and fall of Maine's mighty paper industry T2 - Cornell scholarship online SN - 9781501753176 AV - HD9827.M2 H55 2021 U1 - 338.4767609741 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Ithaca PB - ILR Press KW - Paper industry KW - Maine KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Paper industry workers KW - Economic conditions KW - Labor unions KW - Strikes and lockouts KW - Industry KW - ukslc KW - US Northeast KW - thema KW - History of the Americas KW - Central / national / federal government policies KW - Labour economics KW - Industry & industrial studies N1 - Previously issued in print: 2020; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - From the early twentieth century until the 1960s, Maine led the nation in paper production. The state could have earned a reputation as the Detroit of paper production, however, the industry eventually slid toward failure. What happened? 'Shredding Paper' unwraps the changing US political economy since 1960, uncovers how the paper industry defined and interacted with labor relations, and peels away the layers of history that encompassed the rise and fall of Maine's mighty paper industry. Michael G. Hillard deconstructs the paper industry's unusual technological and economic histories ER -