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100 1 _aWalsh, Margaret,
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245 1 0 _aThe rise of the Midwestern meat packing industryMargaret Walsh.
260 _aLexington :
_bThe University Press of Kentucky,
_c(c)1982.
300 _a1 online resource (193 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; Preface; 1 The Significance of the Midwestern Meat Packing Industry in the Mid-Nineteenth Century; 2 Supply, Process, Markets: The Dominance of Seasonal Elements in the Pioneer Years; 3 Railroads and the Challenge to River Dominance in the Antebellum Years; 4 Changing Patterns of Urban Concentration in the Civil War Period; 5 The Emergence of a Permanent Industry; 6 The Dimensions of Midwestern Pork Packing; Appendix. The Sample of Midwestern Pork Packers Used for Biographical Illustrations; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.
505 0 0 _aAb; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w.
520 0 _aThe history of the meat packing industry of the Midwest offers an excellent illustration of the growth and development of the economy of that major industrial region. In the course of one generation, meat packing matured from a small-scale, part-time activity to a specialized manufacturing operation. Margaret Walsh's pioneering study traces the course of that development, shedding light on an unexamined aspect of America's economic history. As the Midwest emerged from the frontier period during the 1840s and 1850s, the growing urban demand for meat products led to the development of a seasonal.
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650 4 _aMeat industry and trade
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_xHistory.
650 4 _aPacking-houses
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650 4 _aPork industry and trade
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650 0 _aPork industry and trade
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650 0 _aMeat industry and trade
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650 0 _aPacking-houses
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655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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_dCynthia Snell