Slaughterhouse: Chicago's Union Stock Yard and the World It Made

by Dominic A. Pacyga

Book Overview

From the minute it opened--on Christmas Day in 1865--it was Chicago's must-see tourist attraction, drawing more than half a million visitors each year. Families, visiting dignitaries, even school groups all made trips to the South Side to tour the Union Stock Yard. There they got a firsthand look at the city's industrial prowess as they witnessed cattle, hogs, and sheep disassembled with breathtaking efficiency. At their height, the kill floors employed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022612309X
• ISBN13: 9780226123097
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"