The Jungle | Related Titles/Adaptations
The Jungle was Sinclair's first success and remains his most powerful and popular book; the remainder of his work is now virtually unread. While critics agree that much of Sinclair's writing is notable primarily for its uneven quality, one of the author's novels deserves mention both for its literary merits and its thematic similarities to The Jungle. In 1914 the National Guard was called to Ludlow, Colorado, to break a strike by United Mine Workers. The Guard fired into a tent camp, killing several women and children. Sinclair visited Colorado and found the plight of the...
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