Packinghouse Daughter

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.

Prologue
The Blue Workshirt	p. 3
Introduction
The Setting	p. 9
The Plant
The Field Trip	p. 23
Dad Talks about His Work	p. 34
A Nod to Vegetarians	p. 45
At the End of the Trail	p. 48
Legends and Lost Histories
How We Became Working-Class	p. 73
A Dream of Joe Hill	p. 97
Hearsay	p. 117
Unfair
1959	p. 133
On Strike	p. 147
Fellow Adversaries	p. 163
The Breaking Point	p. 174
English Lessons	p. 190
Under Siege	p. 194
"Dear Governor Freeman"	p. 211
Back to Work	p. 214
Faith in the Face of Reality	p. 230
Legacy
How to Make History	p. 241
My Vengeance on the Wienie Moguls	p. 247
Mellowing	p. 257
Acknowledgments	p. 275
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