Prologue -- Boom days in Appliance City -- Unrest in the Magic Valley -- An American classic in the global era -- The red-headed stepchild -- Padre Mike and NAFTA man -- Resist or reinvent -- "Sin maíz, no hay país" -- "The end is HERE" -- The Mike Allen question -- Chiles, coyotes, and vanilla -- Frogs, mules, and life after Maytag -- "Esa es mi visión" -- Looking north from Barra de Cazones -- Getting back to work in the 'Burg -- Hojas, blackberries, and the tortilla king -- Treading water in the great recession -- Little Detroit, El Cártel, and aguamiel -- Reshoring up -- Epilogue.