9780848806309

The Jungle

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780848806309

Hardcover|9780848806309


Overview

The Jungle is a novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. However, most readers were more concerned with his exposure of health violations and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century, based on an investigation he did for a socialist newspaper. The book depicts working class poverty, the lack of social supports, harsh and unpleasant living and working conditions, and a hopelessness among many workers. These elements are contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. A review by the writer Jack London called it, "the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery".Sinclair was considered a muckraker, or journalist who exposed corruption in government and business.

ISBN-13

9780848806309

ISBN-10

0848806301

Weight

1.05 Pounds

Dimensions

5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 In

List Price

$33.95

Format

Hardcover

Publisher

Amereon Ltd

Published On

1997-01-01



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