Signed The Yankee of the Yards Bio Gustavus Swift by Louis F. Swift 1927 HC

by Louis F. Swift, Swift

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Signed The Yankee of the Yards Biography of Gustavus Franklin Swift by Louis F. Swift 1927 Hardcover without Dust jacket The Yankee of the Yards is a 1927 biography of meatpacking tycoon Gustavus Franklin Swift, written by his son Louis F. Swift in collaboration with Arthur Van Vlissingen Jr. It details Swift's rise from a Massachusetts farm boy to the head of Swift & Company and his revolutionary use of refrigerated railway cars. Book Focus and Themes Early Life: Follows Swift's start as a young butcher's apprentice in New England. Industrial Innovation: Explains how he built the refrigerated rail car network to ship fresh meat nationwide. Chicago Growth: Chronicles the rise of the Union Stock Yards and modern American corporate food distribution.

• Publisher: A. W. Shaw Company
• Year: 1928
• Condition: Good

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