Trucking Country: The Road to America's Wal-Mart Economy (Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America): 102 (Politics and Society in Modern America)

Very interesting book from a slightly conservative viewpoint in respect of economic logistics in agriculture specific to milk and beef. Reference to Walmart though is misleading. Only one sentence in the book refers to Walmart.

This is a very interesting book, tying together several factors in our current complex national life. It's quite readable. I wonder why it has not received more attention, recommendation or criticisms in the media.

I ordered this hoping it would be a good look into how the industry works. The book is more of a history of regulation of the industry, unions, politics and company pressures. It is written from a quasi-marxist perspective that gets annoying after a few pages.

The book is a hard book to read because of the political and legal detail. A good resource for the historian but not an entertaining read.

Great read; recommended.