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OverviewThis is a unique blend of memoir, myth, and the lost history of a Midwestern labour town. The daughter of a packinghouse worker, Cheri Register vividly recalls the 1959 meat-packers strike that devastated and divided her hometown. Haunted by memories of her confused coming-of-age in the midst of the strike, she embarks on historical research through newspaper items, state records, company and union archives. Where no written account exists, she conducts interviews of participants on both sides of the strike -- all in an effort to understand when the rift between the company and its workers began and why it ran so deep. The more she probes, the more she finds that she can no longer divide labour issues into the simplified terms of her youth. As part of the first generation of her family to attend college, much less attain a PhD, Register struggles to acknowledge such complexities without dishonouring her past. Her journey reflects the inner conflict felt by a generation propelled into the middle class by post-War prosperity, people like herself who feel caught between the blue-collar values of the communities we left behind and our new status as the 'rich' people we used to scoff at. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cheri RegisterPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. Imprint: Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 14.00cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780873513913ISBN 10: 0873513916 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 01 September 2000 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCheri Register Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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