Burnin' Daylight Reading List/Professor Dominic Pacyga

In this episode, I sit down with Professor Dominic Pacyga, historian and author of Slaughterhouse: Chicago’s Union Stock Yard and the World It Made. We dive deep into the rise and fall of the Chicago stockyards, how the meatpacking industry shaped America, and the labor struggles that defined it.

I also go through my reading list on the history of the beef industry, featuring books like Cattle Kingdom, We Pointed Them North, and The Jungle. If you're into cowboy history, agriculture, capitalism, and working-class struggles, this is a must-watch!

📚 Topics Covered:
✅ The impact of Chicago’s Union Stockyards on the beef industry
✅ The labor movement and conditions inside meatpacking plants
✅ The rancher vs. packer relationship – a necessary evil?
✅ How the railroad boom supercharged the beef trade
✅ Lessons from the industrialization of agriculture
✅ Book recommendations for history buffs

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