The jungle

the uncensored original edition

335 pages

English language

Published Aug. 8, 2003 by See Sharp Press.

ISBN:
978-1-884365-30-0
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OCLC Number:
52278809

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The horrifying conditions in the meatpacking industry in the early 1900's are revealed through the experiences of immigrants as they try to make a living by working in the Chicago stockyards.

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Review of "The Lost First Edition of Upton Sinclair's the Jungle" on 'Goodreads'

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Five stars for the first 28 chapters, and 1 star for the last 3. The last 3 chapters are such a stark contrast to the rest of the book that if I didn't know better, I would have guessed they were written by a different author. It would be like if Angela's Ashes ended with 3 chapters on why you shouldn't vaccinate your children. It's so illogical and out of place, that it risks ruining the entire book.

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Subjects

  • Working class
  • Stockyards
  • Packing-houses
  • Beef industry
  • Immigrants
  • Corrupt practices
  • Fiction

Places

  • Chicago (Ill.)
  • Illinois
  • Chicago

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