Explores how the West rose and fell, discussing boomtowns,ranch life, cattle drives and more, while looking at the careers of such notable persons as William Sturgis, Theodore Roosevelt, and Clara Frewen.
A young Lithuanian immigrant arrives in America filled with dreams of wealth, freedom, and opportunity, but soon learns the truth of the workingman's lot at the turn of the century.
Examines the meat packing industry, particularly pork, and discusses how the demand for increased production has had an impact on the cost to animals, humans, and the environment.
Presents Upton Sinclair's classic novel, which depicts the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young Lithuanian immigrant struggling in early-twentieth-century America, and includes a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, critical analyses, and other study tools.
A young Lithuanian immigrant, hoping to create a good life for himself and his family in the early 1900s, is discouraged by the shocking conditions he encounters as a worker in the Chicago stockyards.
Presents Upton Sinclair's classic novel, which depicts the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young Lithuanian immigrant struggling in early-twentieth-century America, and includes a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, critical analyses, and other study tools.
Presents an unabridged edition of the controversial 1906 novel which describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
regulation, Reconstruction, and the Fourteenth Amendment
Labb?e, Ronald M.
2005
Provides an account of the first major test of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, discussing the cases brought against Louisiana in 1873 by butchers who claimed they were being denied the right to labor by the state which had authorized a monopoly slaughterhouse in an attempt to address sanitation problems in New Orleans, and analyzes the significance of the majority and minority opinions of the Court justices.
from factory farms to food safety (thinking twice about the meat we eat)
Moby
2010
A collection of essays on issues related to food consumption in North America, discussing the impact of meat and dairy consumption on human health, the working conditions of factory farm workers, animal rights, public health and safety issues, and other related topics.
