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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (1906)
Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus works in Chicago's meatpacking plants, where he encounters appalling working conditions, corrupt bosses, and contaminated food. The novel that changed American food safety laws forever.
Historical Significance:
Upton Sinclair spent seven weeks undercover in Chicago's stockyards researching The Jungle. Published in 1906, the novel's graphic descriptions of unsanitary meatpacking practices — workers falling into rendering ...
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Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus works in Chicago's meatpacking plants, where he encounters appalling working conditions, corrupt bosses, and contaminated food. The novel that changed American food safety laws forever.
Historical Significance:
Upton Sinclair spent seven weeks undercover in Chicago's stockyards researching The Jungle. Published in 1906, the novel's graphic descriptions of unsanitary meatpacking practices — workers falling into rendering ...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=146
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