03141nam 2200625 450 991081286910332120200520144314.00-8131-6488-5(CKB)3710000000334470(EBL)1915673(SSID)ssj0001436268(PQKBManifestationID)11784147(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001436268(PQKBWorkID)11436404(PQKB)11204524(OCoLC)643918668(MdBmJHUP)muse44700(Au-PeEL)EBL1915673(CaPaEBR)ebr11005512(CaONFJC)MIL691397(OCoLC)900344314(MiAaPQ)EBC1915673(EXLCZ)99371000000033447020150122h19821982 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rise of the Midwestern meat packing industry /Margaret WalshLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1982.©19821 online resource (193 p.)Includes index.1-322-60115-1 0-8131-5529-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; 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; IndexAB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; WThe 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 Pork industry and tradeMiddle WestHistoryMeat industry and tradeMiddle WestHistoryPacking-housesMiddle WestHistoryPork industry and tradeHistory.Meat industry and tradeHistory.Packing-housesHistory.338.4/76649092/0977Walsh Margaret1942-250733MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812869103321The rise of the Midwestern meat packing industry4086668UNINA