Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Jungle (The Best Sellers of 1906)

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a vivid portrait of life and death in a turn-of-the-century American meat-packing factory. A grim indictment that led to government regulations of the food industry, The Jungle is Sinclair's extraordinary contribution to literature and social reform.

Customer Review: Businesses in the past ... or also somewhat today?

Nearly everyone I have talked to has heard of Upton Sinclair, a muckraker at the turn of the 20th Century. And more often than that, people have heard of "The Jungle," one of his masterpieces. Yet I h...

Customer Review: Lithuanians learning to cope...

Great Book! Heart wrenching...very visual...runs the full gamut of emotions! Turn of the century, meat packaging "Jungle" of Chicago. Work or die. I bought copies for my Dad and brothers...as we a...
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