Upton Sinclair Publishes The Jungle
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Chicago
- Date: 1906
Article abstract: Sinclair’s novel about labor exploitation and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry shocked the American public and expedited governmental reforms.
Summary of Event
In the early years of the twentieth century, the combination of laissez-faire capitalism and the Industrial Revolution was creating monopolistic industries in America and generating huge fortunes for those who controlled them. These captains of industry sincerely believed that mass production would benefit humanity by making consumer goods cheap and abundant....
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