The Jungle (Signature Editions)

Sinclair, Upton

ISBN 10: 1435171683 / ISBN 13: 9781435171688

Published by Union Square & Co., 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Jungle (Signature Editions)
• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1435171683
• ISBN 13: 9781435171688
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

It is the dawn of the twentieth century. Two young Lithuanian immigrants, Jurgis and Ona, hold their wedding celebration in Packingtown, the heart of Chicago's meatpacking district. According to custom, departing guests should give money to help pay for the party and start the newlyweds off in life. But many guests walk out leaving nothing. Ona worries about the couple's debts, but Jurgis calms her, saying, "I will work harder."

Strong and confident, Jurgis begins a job in a meatpacking plant, where he bears the twelve-hour workdays, the repellent and dangerous labor conditions, and the pitifully low pay. But when his family is cheated in a housing swindle, his father is forced to turn over one-third of his pay to the man who hired him. A sprained ankle costs Jurgis his job, the American Dream that inspired him veers into nightmare, and worse is yet to come.

About the Author

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (1878 –1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for Governor of California. Sinclair wrote nearly 100 books and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.