{"product_id":"the-jungle-paperback-9","title":"The Jungle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e of wage slavery.\" --Jack London. Sinclair's masterpiece is an honest, sometimes brutal, tour de force that opened America's eyes to the struggles and horrors many immigrants endured.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Chicago during the early 1900s. Upton Sinclair's \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the hardships of the immigrant working class in a way that changed literature and history. The story begins with Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus, who takes a job at Brown's slaughterhouse to try to earn enough money to stay afloat. His life becomes a constant struggle--he, his young wife, Ona, and the rest of his family eventually falling victim to a slew of unfortunate circumstances including exploitation, abuse, and for some even death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom unsanitary and unsafe working conditions to poverty wages, the novel revealed to the American public the struggles immigrants encountered in Chicago's meatpacking industry. Sinclair, a muckraking journalist, penned the bestselling narrative in an attempt to expose the evils of capitalism, and bring to light the extreme adversity these people faced not just in Chicago, but in industrialized cities across the country. By detailing numerous health violations in these workplaces, Sinclair's novel caused public outrage and eventually led to the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePackaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential literary works. It features literary phenomena with influence and themes so great that, after their publication, they changed literature forever. From the musings of literary geniuses such as Nathaniel Hawthorne in \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, to the striking personal narratives from Harriet Jacobs in \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our history through the words of the exceptional few.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e was born September 20, 1878. He was a bestselling American author and journalist who penned more than one hundred books, plays, and journalistic articles during the course of his career. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1943. \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine called him \"a man with every gift except humor and silence.\" He died on November 25, 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760096411936,"sku":"9781945186042","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/29f6f03f6c29704497aeca8adfef9567.webp?v=1780171530","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-jungle-paperback-9","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}