Sinclair, Upton,  1878-1968 <br/><br/>
The Jungle 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle  Release date is 2006-03-11 
<br/><br/>David Meltzer, Christy Phillips, Scott Coulter, Leroy Smith and David Widger  David Meltzer, Christy Phillips, Scott Coulter, Leroy Smith and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is a novel published in 1906. It follows Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his family as they pursue the American Dream in Chicago's meatpacking district. What begins as hopeful optimism quickly descends into a brutal struggle against exploitation, corruption, and poverty. Working in dangerous conditions for meager wages, the family faces mounting tragedies and moral tests. Sinclair's exposé of unsanitary practices in the meat industry sparked public outrage and led to landmark food safety legislation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Meat industry and trade -- Fiction Working class -- Fiction Political fiction Lithuanian Americans -- Fiction Stockyards -- Fiction Immigrants -- Fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction 
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