The Jungle
Novel
By: Upton Sinclair
Date: 1906
Source: Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle. New York, 1906.
About the Author: Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) was a short story writer, essayist, novelist, and playwright. Author of more than 100 books, Sinclair put himself through Columbia College by writing. He also ran for governor of California in 1934 on a socialist ticket, receiving 900,000 votes. He is best known for his book, The Jungle, which had the most profound social impact of any novel since Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Jungle is still widely read today.
Introduction
Prior to the beginning of the nineteenth century, most meat processing in the United States was done on a local level. The reasons were that an inadequate transportation network and limited preservation methods prevented large-scale operations. By the late nineteenth century, significant advances...
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