The Jungle (Bantam Classics)

The Jungle (Bantam Classics)

In this powerful book we enter the world ofÂ Â Jurgis Rudkus, a young Lithuanian immigrant who arrivesÂ Â in America fired with dreams of wealth, freedom,Â Â and opportunity. And we discover, with him, theÂ Â astonishing truth about "packingtown," theÂ Â busy, flourishing, filthy Chicago stockyards, whereÂ Â new world visions perish in a jungle of humanÂ Â suffering. Upton Sinclair, master of theÂ Â "muckraking" novel, here explores the workingman'sÂ Â lot at the turn of the century: the backbreakingÂ Â labor, the injustices of "wage-slavery,"Â Â the bewildering chaos of urban life. TheÂ Â Jungle, a story so shocking that itÂ Â launched a government investigation, recreates thisÂ Â startling chapter if our history in unflinchingÂ Â detail. Always a vigorous champion on political reform,Â Â Sinclair is also a gripping storyteller, and hisÂ Â 1906 novel stands as one of the most important --Â Â and moving -- works in the literature of socialÂ Â change.
Country USA
Brand Bantam Classics
Manufacturer Bantam Classics
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553212457
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1981-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553212457

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