stockyards

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

Presents Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel about the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young struggling immigrant, and includes a profile of the author, introduction, and textual notes.

Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel describing the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young struggling immigrant; includes an introduction, textual and explanatory notes, bibliography, and chronology.

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.

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.

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.

Describes the activities that take place at a large stockyard including the jobs done by yardmen, brokers, packer buyers, dealer buyers, auctioneers, and others. Also describes how the animals are transported from ranches to stockyards and a typical auction.

Contains the text of the novel that describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America and also includes selected readings that examine its historical importance and literary qualities as well contemporary reviews and critical commentaries on the work.