The Union Stockyards

Chicago Stories

S00E21
April 30, 2001

Overview

Tracy Ullman's documentary reveals how Civil War blockades helped Chicago displace Cincinnati as the leading meat-processing city, and the Yards' vital role as an employer of immigrants, a maker of fortunes, and a symbol of a kind of regional brawn.

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