The jungle / Sinclair, Upton

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

First published in January 1906, The Jungle exposed the filthy conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry and led to the implementation of the Pure Food and Drug Act on June 30, 1906.

Exposes the filthy conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry and led to the implementation of the Pure Food and Drug Act on June 30, 1906.

Novel about the meat packing industry in Chicago in 1906, the horrible working conditions, and the complete lack of quality control in the meat packing process itself.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.