Selling 'Em by the Sack
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Selling 'Em by the Sack
| Full title | Selling 'em by the Sack: White Castle and the Creation of American Food |
|---|---|
| Author | David Gerard Hogan |
| Published | 1997 |
| Pages | 204 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | A history of White Castle, the chain that industrialised the hamburger in the 1920s and helped invent American fast food — the standardised kitchen, the identical urban outlet, and the campaign to persuade a sceptical public that ground beef was safe to eat. |
Where I heard about it
- @mastersinvest — on his “2025 Reading … so far” list (August 2025), a feed that skews heavily toward company and founder biography, listed by its subtitle as “White Castle & The Creation of American Food”. Full list: 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet).
Connections
- 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet) — the list this came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.