Knowing Better's video: Un-American and yet totally American Company Towns

There's a tendency to think about company towns as a quaint relic of the past, something that disappeared a century ago. But company towns aren't just some quirk of American history, they *are* American history. Try CuriosityStream and a free subscription to Nebula at http://www.curiositystream.com/knowingbetter Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription! Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter Patreon ► http://patreon.com/knowingbetter Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt Facebook ► https://facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT/ Instagram ► https://instagram.com/knowingbetteryt Reddit ► https://reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter/ --- -Books- The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills that Shaped the American Economy (2010) Hardy Green https://amzn.to/3x5c1JE Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams (2006) Michael D'Antonio https://amzn.to/3DCNU7E Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City (2009) Greg Grandin https://amzn.to/3paZ11H -Documentaries- Company Town (2016) - https://www.kanopy.com/video/company-town American Experience: The Mine Wars (2016) - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/theminewars/ Slavery by Another Name (2012) - https://www.pbs.org/video/slavery-another-name-slavery-video/ Mysteries of the Abandoned S2 E7 "Amazon Ghost Town" (2018) - https://amzn.to/3dka17g The Amazon Awakens (1944) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3623476/ -Youtube Videos- The History (and Return) of Company Towns | Prism of the Past - https://youtu.be/6bLjKi6UAW4 Company Towns are BACK! Now they're "Innovation Zones" - https://youtu.be/NY_xDkjRI2k Nevada Bill Will Allow Companies to RUN THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT - Dystopia Speedrun - https://youtu.be/M6jUawWYzls Reinventing Company Towns in Nevada - A Lesson from Labor History in Why People will Suffer - https://youtu.be/KOFenu0ZoMo Disney's Perfect Town - https://youtu.be/dW7Begtm5pQ Why Facebook is Building a City - https://youtu.be/wxxhuzjT9aM Facebook Is Building A City For Its Employees - https://youtu.be/f1fbuOkxugs Company Towns feat. The Trillbillies - https://youtu.be/SugMvGn2wQQ Skagit Tours -- North Cascades Explorer Tours (closed caption) - https://youtu.be/2yoeBx1lF4Q Life in a company town - https://youtu.be/CG7ZRzR-edQ Episode 25: Company Scrip (A History of Central Florida Series) - https://youtu.be/Qvbxdpy87tU Governor Sisolak’s 2021 State of the State Address - https://youtu.be/my3-Mej3HQs -Movies and TV- South Park S22 E9 "Unfulfilled" (2018) South Park S22 E10 "Bike Parade" (2018) October Sky (1999) - https://amzn.to/3og47u8 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) - https://amzn.to/32gfaeb Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - https://amzn.to/3q9kI2m -Websites- https://innovationzonefacts.com/ https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/governor-stepping-away-from-plan-for-autonomous-innovation-zones-a-concept-backed-by-blockchains-llc https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/blockchains-withdraws-plan-for-innovation-zone-legislation-citing-lack-of-support-from-state-governor https://www.heraldnet.com/life/three-dams-two-lakes-and-mountains-all-around/ https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/cuba-central-hershey-1916-1946/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/world/americas/in-cuban-town-that-hershey-built-memories-both-bitter-and-sweet.html https://www.history.com/news/hersheys-once-violently-suppressed-a-strike-by-chocolate-workers https://www.seattle.gov/light/DamTours/Newhalem_flyer.pdf --- Video Credits - Pocahontas (1995) - https://amzn.to/3K5sR18 Photo Credits - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FOi1O5nTjEFoJohuCK4VPrTD-E6qpxLcVl-jfMHqPOg/edit?usp=sharing --- Production Assistant - Rozarah https://twitter.com/AmandaLlara Research Assistant - Jesspsettle https://twitter.com/JessPSettle Music - Michael Cotten http://www.mwcotten.com Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI Amazon ► https://amzn.to/2zbsfHd Title Card Art - PoetheWonderCat https://twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe --- Hashtags: 0:00 Introduction 4:09 Lowell, MA 7:01 Pullman, IL 11:00 Hershey, PA 19:28 Coal Camps, WV 28:39 Gary, IN 32:08 Fordlandia, Brazil 43:00 Single Enterprise Communities 48:36 The Future and Conclusion --- This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.