01440cam a2200241 4500 545748794 TxAuBib 120417s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780547750330 0547750331 (OCoLC)2878 DLC eng DLC BTCTA YDXCP BDX AZFX8 GCB CDX OCLCF TxAuBib Schlosser, Eric. Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal / Eric Schlosser ; [with a new afterword]. Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. 362 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-341) and index. Introduction -- I. American way -- Founding fathers -- Your trusted friends -- Behind the counter -- Success -- II. Meat and potatoes -- Why the fries taste good -- On the range -- Cogs in the great machine -- Most dangerous job -- Whats in the meat -- Global realization -- Epilogue: Have it your way -- Afterword -- Photo credits - - Notes. A journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern -day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production. Fast food restaurants United States. Food industry and trade United States. Convenience foods United States.