LEADER 03141nam 2200625 450 001 9910787481003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-6488-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000334470 035 $a(EBL)1915673 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001436268 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11784147 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001436268 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11436404 035 $a(PQKB)11204524 035 $a(OCoLC)643918668 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse44700 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915673 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11005512 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL691397 035 $a(OCoLC)900344314 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915673 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000334470 100 $a20150122h19821982 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rise of the Midwestern meat packing industry /$fMargaret Walsh 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1982. 210 4$dİ1982 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-60115-1 311 $a0-8131-5529-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $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 327 $aAB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W 330 $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 606 $aPork industry and trade$zMiddle West$xHistory 606 $aMeat industry and trade$zMiddle West$xHistory 606 $aPacking-houses$zMiddle West$xHistory 615 0$aPork industry and trade$xHistory. 615 0$aMeat industry and trade$xHistory. 615 0$aPacking-houses$xHistory. 676 $a338.4/76649092/0977 700 $aWalsh$b Margaret$f1942-$0250733 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787481003321 996 $aThe rise of the Midwestern meat packing industry$93682056 997 $aUNINA