Tied to the Great Packing Machine : The Midwest and Meatpacking.
Title:
Tied to the Great Packing Machine : The Midwest and Meatpacking.
Author:
Warren, Wilson J.
ISBN:
9781587297748
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (333 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- The Industrial Center of the Country -- Part I: Economics -- It Was All So Very Businesslike -- A Thing as Tremendous as the Universe -- Part II: Culture -- The Families Had All Been of Different Nationalities -- Benefits of a More Substantial Nature -- With All Her Soul upon Her Work -- I'm Glad I'm Not a Hog -- Fresh Meats Must Be Had -- That Smelt Like the Craters of Hell -- The Cost of Fodder -- To Fix His Hopes upon a Future Life -- Tables -- Regional and City Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Ambitious in its historical scope and its broad range of topics, Tied to the Great Packing Machine tells the dramatic story of meatpacking's enormous effects on the economics, culture, and environment of the Midwest over the past century and a half. Wilson Warren situates the history of the industry in both its urban and its rural settings, moving from the huge stockyards of Chicago and Kansas City to today's smaller meatpacking communities, and thus presents a complete portrayal of meatpacking's place within the larger agro-industrial landscape.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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