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The chain: farm, factory, and the fate of our food
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014].
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xiv, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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A powerful and important work of investigative journalism that explores the runaway growth of the American meatpacking industry and its dangerous consequences

"A worthy update to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and a chilling indicator of how little has changed since that 1906 muckraking classic." — Mother Jones

"I tore through this book. . . . Books like these are important: They track the journey of our thinking about food, adding evidence and offering guidance along the way." —Wall Street Journal

On the production line in American packing-houses, there is one cardinal rule: the chain never slows. Under pressure to increase supply, the supervisors of meat-processing plants have routinely accelerated the pace of conveyors, leading to inhumane conditions, increased accidents, and food of questionable, often dangerous quality.

In The Chain, acclaimed journalist Ted Genoways uses the story of Hormel Foods and its most famous product, Spam—a recession-era staple—to probe the state of the meatpacking industry, from Minnesota to Iowa to Nebraska. Interviewing scores of line workers, union leaders, hog farmers, and local politicians and activists, Genoways reveals an industry pushed to its breaking point—while exposing alarming new trends, from sick or permanently disabled workers to conflict between small towns and immigrant labor. A searching exposé in the tradition of Upton Sinclair, Rachel Carson, and Eric Schlosser, The Chain is a mesmerizing story and an urgent warning about the hidden costs of the food we eat.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index.
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Genoways, T. (2014). The chain: farm, factory, and the fate of our food. First edition. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Genoways, Ted. 2014. The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Genoways, Ted, The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2014.

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Genoways, Ted. The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food. First edition. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2014.

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