Tied to the great packing machine : the Midwest and meatpacking / by Wilson J. Warren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, Wilson J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Packing-houses--Middle West.

Packing-houses.

Agricultural industries--Middle West.

Agricultural industries.

Agricultural industries--Environmental aspects--Middle West.

Middle West--Economic conditions--21st century.

Middle West.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781587297748

1587297744

OCLC:

651902432