An ardent activist, champion of political reform, novelist, and progressive journalist, Upton Sinclair is perhaps best known today for The Jungle &mdash his devastating expos&eacute of the meatpacking industry. A protest novel he privately published in 1906, the book was a shocking revelation of intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards. It quickly became a bestseller, arousing public sentiment and resulting in such federal legislation as the Pure Food and Drug Act.&nbspThe brutally grim story of a Slavic family who emigrates to America, The Jungle tells of their rapid and inexorable descent into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and social and economic despair. Vulnerable and isolated, the family of Jurgis Rudkus struggles &mdash unsuccessfully &mdash to survive in an urban jungle.A powerful view of turnofthecentury poverty, graft, and corruption, this fiercely realistic American classic is still required reading in many history and literature classes. It will continue to haunt readers long after they&#39ve finished the last page.

Binding: Hardback;206 pages; Publisher: 12th Media Services; Classification: JPFC; Weight: 606 g; Dimensions: 166 x 242 x 16

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