Bibliograph

The jungle, Upton Sinclair ; with an introduction and notes by Maura Spiegel

Type

Label

The jungle, Upton Sinclair ; with an introduction and notes by Maura Spiegel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

"For further reading": p. 373-374

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The jungle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56838884

Responsibility statement

Upton Sinclair ; with an introduction and notes by Maura Spiegel

Series statement

Barnes & Noble classics

Summary

A documentary novel portraying industry's conditions at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Sinclair's novel prompted public outrage which led President Theodore Roosevelt to demand an official investigation. This eventually led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug laws

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Contributor