Packinghouse Daughter A Memoir

Name: Packinghouse Daughter A Memoir
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ISBN: 9780060936846

ISBN-10: 0060936843

ISBN-13: 9780060936846

Edition: 2001

Authors: Cheri Register

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A unique blend of memoir and public history, Packinghouse Daughter, winner of the Minnesota Book Award, tells a compelling story of small-town, working-class life. The daughter of a Wilson & Company millwright, Cheri Register recalls the 1959 meatpackers' strike that divided her hometown of Albert Lea, Minnesota. The violence that erupted when the company "replaced" its union workers with strikebreakers tested family loyalty and community stability. Register skillfully interweaves her own memories, historical research, and oral interviews into a narrative that is thoughtful and impassioned about the value of blue-collar work and the dignity of those who do it.

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/21/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Prologue


The Blue Workshirt


Introduction


The Setting


The Plant


The Field Trip


Dad Talks about His Work


A Nod to Vegetarians


At the End of the Trail


Legends and Lost Histories


How We Became Working-Class


A Dream of Joe Hill


Hearsay


Unfair


1959


On Strike


Fellow Adversaries


The Breaking Point


English Lessons


Under Siege


"Dear Governor Freeman"


Back to Work


Faith in the Face of Reality


Legacy


How to Make History


My Vengeance on the Wienie Moguls


Mellowing


Acknowledgments