Preface: confronting the modern in Chicago's Square Mile
Spectacle: facing the modern world
Genesis: from swamp to industrial giant
Working in the yards: the move to the modern
"Success comes to those who hustle wisely": the emergence of the greatest livestock market in the world
Slaughterhouse blues: the decline and fall of the Union Stock Yard
Innovate for efficiency though with less stench: the square mile after the Union
