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Biographical Note: This stunning hardcover addition to Dover Bookshelf, with easy-to-read type of the unabridged original text, is a gripping exposé of the harsh realities of early 20th-century industrial America. Following the plight of Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant striving for a better life, the narrative exposes the brutal exploitation and unsanitary conditions of the Chicago meatpacking industry. Sinclair's riveting prose not only sparked the United States Congress to enact significant food safety reforms and led to the establishment of the FDA, but also drew attention to workers' rights and the plight of immigrants. An ardent muckraker and social reformer, Upton Sinclair wielded his pen to challenge the status quo and advocate for societal change. |
Author: Sinclair, Upton
Publisher: Dover Publications
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2025-12-16
BISAC: Fiction / Classics|Fiction / World Literature / American - 20th Century|Fiction / Literary|Fiction / Historical / 20th Century - General|Fiction / Political
Subjects: Immigrants|Working class|Political fiction|Chicago (Ill.)|Stockyards|Lithuanian Americans|Novels
Weight: 1.5 lbs
ISBN: 9780486854526
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780486854526