The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food
By Ted Genoways
Read by Michael Kramer
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200027781
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ISBN: 9798200027804
| Runtime: | 8.50 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Social Science |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
Interviewing scores of line workers, union leaders, hog farmers, and local politicians and activists, Genoways reveals an industry pushed to its breaking point. Along the way, he exposes alarming new trends: sick or permanently disabled workers, abused animals, water and soil pollution, and mounting conflict between small towns and immigrant labor.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“The strongest and most memorable sections of the book explore how poor
immigrant workers are treated only somewhat better than the hogs at a Hormel
slaughterhouse…Genoways depicts the lives of these workers with great skill and
compassion…Well worth reading, full of
compelling stories, genuine outrage, and the careful exposure of corporate
lies.” —New York Times Book Review
“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
“Formidably researched and vividly told, The
Chain…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 Newjack, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
“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
“A disturbing exposé…Genoways makes
a compelling case that the meatpacking industry’s relentless drive for higher
output poses a threat to food safety.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Michael Kramer’s persuasive and
unfaltering performance reinforces the disturbing information in this portrait
of the American food industry. Kramer’s articulate narration tempers the
author’s tone, offering mild intonations and a steadiness that balance the
stark, and sometimes shocking, information…Kramer’s good timing and clarity of
voice clearly convey the shocking statistics and poignant message about the
true price of cheap meat. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“Provides readers with an exhaustive examination of this industry, shedding
light on how it has evolved and expanded to embrace change, demand, and
innovation. Accessibly written…a valuable and stimulating read.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Genoways’ blistering account
of the meatpacking industry makes the case for tighter monitoring of this
powerful sector of American agribusiness.” —Publishers Weekly
“A scathing report on the consequences of factory farming…Genoways…tells a sad, horrifying
story, a severe indictment of both corporate greed and consumer complacency.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An unflinching, intimate portrait of America’s
industrialized meat system…A must-read
for anyone concerned with our nation’s food system and the phenomenal
cost—animal, human, and environmental—of cheap meat.” —Tracie McMillan, Hillman Prize–winning author of The American Way of Eating
“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 exhaustive examination of this industry. . . . [Listeners] 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
Author
Author Bio: Ted Genoways
Ted Genoways is an author, poet, journalist, editor, and two-time James Beard Award winner. He is the author of six books, including This Blessed Earth, winner of the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize and was chosen for the 2019 One Book One Nebraska and All Iowa state reading programs. His reporting on the tequila industry has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, the Daily Beast, and Mother Jones and has received the Association of Food Journalists’ Award for Best Writing on Beer, Wine or Spirits. He is a President’s Professor at the University of Tulsa, where he edits the literary magazine Switchyard.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Social Science |
| Runtime: | 8.50 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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