{"product_id":"prime-cut-livestock-raising-and-meatpacking-in-the-united-states-1607-1983-9781585440450","title":"Prime Cut: Livestock Raising and Meatpacking in the United States 1607-1983","description":"Red meat--it's as American as apple pie. In a world where most hunger is alleviated with an occasional handful of grain, red meat's daily appearance on most American tables is a vivid symbol of national prosperity. The red-meat industry is also a powerful symbol. Undulating with the waves made by entrepreneurs and monopolies, shortages and gluts, scandal and government regulations, the industry mirrors the nation's turbulent economic history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Jimmy M. Skaggs traces the development of the red-meat industry from forest-foraging razorbacks in colonial days to genetic engineering of tender, disease-resistant beef cattle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars and persons interested in livestock raising, agriculture, and America's marketplace will find \u003ci\u003ePrime Cut\u003c\/i\u003e to be an unflinching account of one of our nation's most volatile, most quintessentially American industries. With the extensive bibliography accompanying this work, the only modern comprehensive study of American livestock raising and meatpacking, readers will have access to countless details of the meat industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7342820\"\u003eJimmy M. Skaggs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.14w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585440450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585440450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070000\"\u003eIndustries | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC003000\"\u003eAgriculture | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJIMMY M. SKAGGS is a professor of American studies and economics at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cattle Trailing Industry: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Supply and Demand, \u003c\/i\u003e 1866-1890 and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eBroadcloth and Britches: The Santa Fe Trade\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous articles and several other works on western history and business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas A\u0026M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44706201141485,"sku":"9781585440450","price":26.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e1de63b2-d1f0-4b9e-8cf3-8096b07d24c9.jpg?v=1703951644","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/prime-cut-livestock-raising-and-meatpacking-in-the-united-states-1607-1983-9781585440450","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}