| Inside Bethlehem
Steel: Reviewers' Comments |
| John
Strohmeyer: “Inside
Bethlehem Steel: The Last Quarter Century” is a permanent record
produced by two insiders who saw Bethlehem at its peak and lived through
its demise. It is an enlightening read for everyone concerned about the
fate of big industry in America and a must addition to every library.
History is treated so fleetingly these days. Television documentaries
are nice but soon forgotten. Bette Kovach’s insightful perspective
and the spectacular photographs of Peter Treiber constitute a work that
will not be forgotten" |
| John Strohmeyer,
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Crisis in Bethlehem: Big
Steel’s Battle to Survive, was editor of The Bethlehem Globe-Times
for 28 years. |
| Nancy
Gravatt: “…Treiber…and
Kovach have teamed up to create a visually stunning portrait… depicting
the final decades of an iconic company that literally built our nation.” |
| Nancy Gravatt, Vice
President, Communications, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Full
Text |
| Scott
Robertson: “What
this book does perhaps most successfully is retain the history and heritage
of Bethlehem Steel, creating an image not of rusting, hulking, idle operations,
but of a company, and an industry, that was pulsing with excitement, built
on the backs of hard workers who gave their all, only to find little left
for them at the end of 99 years.” Full Text |
| Scott Robertson,
Chief Correspondent, Steel, American Metal Market |
| Ed
Riccio: “The
most stunning visual history I’ve ever seen. Peter Treiber captures
the beauty and power of the steelmaking process and portrays it as fine
art. Art that describes one of man’s most ennobling efforts, the
creation of basic materials for the betterment of human life.” |
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