Pig Stories

[John Bailey]

A critical yet quirky exploration of pigs and their place in modern American
culture-now in paperback for the first time!

HOG TIES: What Pigs Tell Us about America
Richard P. Horwitz
University of Minnesota Press | 336  pages | 2002
ISBN 0-8166-4183-8 | paperback | $18.95

>From Charlotte's Web to Porky Pig and Babe, Americans betray a curiously
deep regard for pigs. Hog Ties looks at this phenomenon, its relation to
American culture, and the way in which themes of life and death are played
out in the care, feeding, slaughter, and eating of pigs.

"An eccentric song of praise to all things porcine, a compendium of
information on transmissible gastroenteritis, and a showcase for Horwitz's
beguiling essayistic style." -Times Literary Supplement

"This book provides pleasant surprises on many levels. Hog Ties is a
thoughtful, worthwhile examination of a major part of the American food
industry and of a way of life." -Seattle Times

For more information, including the table of contents, visit the book's
webpage:
http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/H/horwitz_hog.html



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