THE JUNGLE
by Sinclair, Upton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by author and journalist Upton Sinclair. This novel was intended to highlight the poverty and misery of the immigrant working class, but ultimately became more known as an expose of the American meatpacking industry during the early-20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75499
- Title
- THE JUNGLE
- Author
- Sinclair, Upton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Literature, Americana, Chicago, Muckrakers, Meatpacking Industry, Chicago, Socialism, Food History, Corruption, Politics
Terms of Sale
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