Introduction -- From cotton to chicken, 1914-1939 -- World War II and the command economy, 1939-1945 -- Taking over: integrators and the birth of the modern broiler industry -- Broiler sharecroppers and hired hands -- From public nuisance to toxic waste, 1940-1990 -- Epilogue

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