CHAIN: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food - Tapa blanda

"Formidably researched and vividly told, "The Chain" is the definitive story of American pork. Ted Genoways intercuts intimate portraits of towns and factories with longer views of labor, business, and immigration history, making painfully clear the true cost of the 'other white meat.'"--Ted Conover, author of "The Routes of Man"

"A disturbing expos? . . . Genoways makes a compelling case that the meatpacking industry's relentless drive for higher output poses a threat to food safety."--"Minneapolis Star Tribune"

"Comparable to Sinclair's classic expose, "The Jungle," Genoways's blistering account of the meatpacking industry makes the case for tighter monitoring of this powerful sector of American agribusiness."--Publishers Weekly

..".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"

""The Chain"[is an] important [book], well worth reading, full of compelling stories, genuine outrage and the careful exposure of corporate lies."--"New York Times" Book Review

An exhaustive examination of this industry. . . . Readers curious about meatpacking and agriculture as well as the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the food industry will find Genoways s nonfiction debut a valuable and stimulating read. --Library Journal (starred review)"

A searing indictment . . . [Genoways] writes with passion and a sense of mission . . . He should get people thinking about the trade-offs that the public makes in return for low-cost meat. --"Associated Press""

Comparable to Sinclair s classic expose, "The Jungle," Genoways s blistering account of the meatpacking industry makes the case for tighter monitoring of this powerful sector of American agribusiness. --Publishers Weekly"

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""

A muckraker for our times, Ted Genoways goes behind the scenes in the meatpacking industry and shows us how the sausage is really made... An insightful chronicle of a changing American heartland, and of lives trampled in the headlong rush to industrialize the food system. Upton Sinclair would surely approve. --Dan Fagin, Pulitzer-prize winning author of "Toms River""

An acclaimed journalist uses the story of Hormel Foods and soaring recession-era demand for its most famous product, Spam, to probe the state of the meatpacking industry, including the expansion of agribusiness and the effects of immigrant labor on Middle America, and expose such alarming trends as pollution, abused animals and more. 25,000 first printing.