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| Genre/Form: | Political fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Upton Sinclair |
| ISBN: | 0837604001 9780837604008 |
| OCLC Number: | 149214 |
| Description: | viii, 342 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Upton Sinclair. With the author's 1946 introd. |
Abstract:
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
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A must read!! It's a classic!
This is a great book, published in 1906, especially from the historian's perspective. It was a book that after it was written, completely changed the Chicago stockyards. It was written about a Luthanian family who worked there during the beginning of the 20th century. Not many authors can be credited...
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This is a great book, published in 1906, especially from the historian's perspective. It was a book that after it was written, completely changed the Chicago stockyards. It was written about a Luthanian family who worked there during the beginning of the 20th century. Not many authors can be credited with writing a book that changed laws (The Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) is a direct result of the publication of this book). You have to appreciate a book that had such a monumental impact on many people's lives. The stockyards in Chicago were so bad... and this book brought it to light, not just in Chicago but nationally as well. Last year (2006) it was it's 100th year anniversary. It's a GREAT book and I highly recommend it.
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Welcome to the Jungle
Upton Sinclair wrote a classic. This book led to a change in the law. It should be read.
The book really is great most of the way through... The only downside is that in the end he comes to the conclusion that socialism is the solution to most of the problems of society... It does not fit with...
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Upton Sinclair wrote a classic. This book led to a change in the law. It should be read.
The book really is great most of the way through... The only downside is that in the end he comes to the conclusion that socialism is the solution to most of the problems of society... It does not fit with the rest of the novel and comes off very preachy..
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