The Jungle (Prairie State Books) - Hardcover

Sinclair, Upton; Barrett, James R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252014944 ISBN 13: 9780252014949

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1991

Synopsis

The horrifying conditions of the Chicago stockyards are revealed through this narrative of a young immigrant's struggles in America.

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From the Publisher

This book is perfect for AP classes and is often selected for inclusion on the AP exam. The notes, reading pointers, and vocabulary in this addition will also help students at a lower reading level get the most out of these classics.

From the Back Cover

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."

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252014944
• ISBN 13: 9780252014949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 388