The Hamlet Fire by Bryant Simon Summary
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When 25 workers died in a 1991 chicken plant fire, Bryant Simon uncovered America's hidden cost of "cheap" - where locked exits and ignored regulations revealed how corporations and government value profits over people. The Washington Post called it "captivating and brilliantly conceived."
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When Twenty-Five People Burned Behind Locked Doors
September 3, 1991. A hydraulic line bursts at the Imperial Food Products plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. Cooking oil ignites. Toxic smoke fills the building. Workers sprint toward the exits-only to find them padlocked from the outside. Twenty-five people die. Fifty-five are injured. It's one of the deadliest workplace disasters in modern American history, yet most people have never heard of it. Unlike the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 that transformed labor law, the Hamlet fire disappeared from collective memory almost immediately. Why? Because by 1991, America had made a choice: cheap mattered more than safe. This wasn't an accident-it was the inevitable conclusion of a system that had spent decades turning human beings into disposable components in the machinery of affordable food. The chicken on your plate, the nuggets in school cafeterias, the tenders at chain restaurants-they all carry invisible costs measured in broken bodies, shattered lives, and deaths that were entirely preventable.
How Chicken Became King and Farmers Became Serfs
Engineering Frankenchickens and the Blueprint for Human Exploitation
The Hidden Price of Cheap Protein and the Nugget Revolution
When Desperation Meets Exploitation
The Illusion of Protection
A Fire That Changed Nothing
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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