meat industry and trade

Maureen Ogle guides us from that colonial paradise to the urban meat-making factories of the nineteenth century to the hyperefficient packing plants of the late twentieth century. From Swift and Armour to Tyson, Cargill, and ConAgra. From the 1880s cattle bonanza to 1980s feedlots. From agribusiness to today?s ?local? meat suppliers and organic countercuisine. Along the way, Ogle explains how Americans? carnivorous demands shaped urban landscapes, midwestern prairies, and western ranges, and how the American system of meat making became a source of both pride and controversy.

The author--an urban, vegetarian attorney--discusses her experiences and the understanding she gained after going on assignment from Robert F. Kennedy to investigate the practices of hog factory farms; and describes the importances of supporting products from farms that support traditional methods and how to do so, even when dining out.

Contains essays that offer a variety of perspectives on the issue of factory farming, debating whether factory farming is economically beneficial, ethical, or harmful to human health or the environment, and considering the future of the industry.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

A graphic novel adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel in which 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.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

Describes where meat comes from, how animals are raised to provide it, and how it is prepared for food.