num_pages: 288
description: 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 &amp; 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.
language: English
title: Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir
titlecomplete: Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir
genres: History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Labor
ratings_count: 249
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: American Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Minnesota Book Award
category: Autobiography and Memoir, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Biography
publisher: Perennial