The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (Paperback Book)
When people ask me what has happened in my long lifetime I do not refer them to the newspaper files and to the authorities, but to (Sinclairs) novels. George Bernard Shaw "Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, Sinclair put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them." Edmund Wilson Upton Sinclairs 1906 bestseller The Jungle is a startling and powerful novel depicting the plight of Jurgis Rudkus, a Slavic worker who immigrated to the United States in the early 20th Century for a better life. His dream of a finding a job, building a family, and buying a home are initially fulfilled in the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. Work in the meatpacking industry proves to be a harrowing and desperate existence, and his personal life is beset by a succession of hardships and tragedy. As bleak as his journey is, Jurgis finally finds his light in a newfound political ideology. The Jungle is considered profoundly important in its exposure of despair at the margins of workingclass life, and the atrocious descriptions of the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking process. The novel led to revolutionary reform of the industrial food industry and workers rights, and powerfully addresses many of the same issues that we are still grappling with today. With a stunning new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Jungle is both modern and readable. Since our inception in... | Upton Sinclair The Jungle Paperback Book
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When people ask me what has happened in my long lifetime I do not refer them to the newspaper files and to the authorities, but to (Sinclairs) novels. George Bernard Shaw "Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, Sinclair put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them." Edmund Wilson Upton Sinclairs 1906 bestseller The Jungle is a startling and powerful novel depicting the plight of Jurgis Rudkus, a Slavic worker who immigrated to the United States in the early 20th Century for a better life. His dream of a finding a job, building a family, and buying a home are initially fulfilled in the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. Work in the meatpacking industry proves to be a harrowing and desperate existence, and his personal life is beset by a succession of hardships and tragedy. As bleak as his journey is, Jurgis finally finds his light in a newfound political ideology. The Jungle is considered profoundly important in its exposure of despair at the margins of workingclass life, and the atrocious descriptions of the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking process. The novel led to revolutionary reform of the industrial food industry and workers rights, and powerfully addresses many of the same issues that we are still grappling with today. With a stunning new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Jungle is both modern and readable. Since our inception in... | Upton Sinclair The Jungle Paperback Book
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When people ask me what has happened in my long lifetime I do not refer them to the newspaper files and to the authorities, but to (Sinclairs) novels. George Bernard Shaw "Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, Sinclair put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them." Edmund Wilson Upton Sinclairs 1906 bestseller The Jungle is a startling and powerful novel depicting the plight of Jurgis Rudkus, a Slavic worker who immigrated to the United States in the early 20th Century for a better life. His dream of a finding a job, building a family, and buying a home are initially fulfilled in the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. Work in the meatpacking industry proves to be a harrowing and desperate existence, and his personal life is beset by a succession of hardships and tragedy. As bleak as his journey is, Jurgis finally finds his light in a newfound political ideology. The Jungle is considered profoundly important in its exposure of despair at the margins of workingclass life, and the atrocious descriptions of the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking process. The novel led to revolutionary reform of the industrial food industry and workers rights, and powerfully addresses many of the same issues that we are still grappling with today. With a stunning new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Jungle is both modern and readable. Since our inception in... | Upton Sinclair The Jungle Paperback Book
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Brand | Graphic Arts Books |
format | paperback |
Language | english |
type | book |
Color | multicolor |
Gender | unisex |
Size | 20 |
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