Sinclair, Upton

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

Poverty, disease, and despair depicted in this story of the barbarous working conditions in the slaughter houses of Chicago in 1900.

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

The horrifying conditions in the meat-packing industry in the early 1900s are revealed through the experiences of Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus as he tries to make a living working in the Chicago stockyards. Includes related documents.

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

A fictional description of the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.