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The Jungle (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)

By Upton Sinclair

The Jungle (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) Contemporary literature

The Jungle (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)

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An ardent activist, champion of political reform, novelist, and progressive journalist, Upton Sinclair is perhaps best known today for The Jungle his devastating expose of the meat-packing industry. A protest novel he privately published in 1906, the book was a shocking revelation of intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards. It quickly became a bestseller, arousing public sentiment and resulting in such federal legislation as the Pure Food and Drug Act.-The brutally grim story of a Slavic family who emigrates to America, The Jungle tells of their rapid and inexorable descent into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and social and economic despair. Vulnerable and isolated, the family of Jurgis Rudkus struggles unsuccessfully to survive in an urban jungle. A powerful view of turn-of-the-century poverty, graft, and corruption, this fiercely realistic American classic is still required reading in many history and literature classes. It will continue to haunt readers long after they've finished the last page."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
290
Release Date:
2001-11-09
Publication Date:
2001-11-09
Publisher:
Dover Publications Inc.
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0486419231
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
14
Weight:
204 g
Height:
203 cm
Width:
133 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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