The JungleAnn Arbor Editions LLC, 2006 - 333 pages One of the most harrowing novels ever written, this vivid depiction of the meatpacking industry in Chicago not only aroused the indignation of the public but was instrumental in bringing about the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. |
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... Teta Elzbieta had once loaned her some money for a few days and saved her from being turned out of her house . More and more friends gathered round while the lamentation about these things was going on . Some drew nearer , hoping to ...
... Teta Elzbieta had once loaned her some money for a few days and saved her from being turned out of her house . More and more friends gathered round while the lamentation about these things was going on . Some drew nearer , hoping to ...
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... Teta Elzbieta could do to keep from bursting into tears . Jokubas had asked her if she wished to sign ; he had asked her twice- and what could she say ? How did she know if this lawyer were telling the truth - that he was not in the ...
... Teta Elzbieta could do to keep from bursting into tears . Jokubas had asked her if she wished to sign ; he had asked her twice- and what could she say ? How did she know if this lawyer were telling the truth - that he was not in the ...
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... Teta Elzbieta . Both Kristoforas and his brother , Juozapas , were cripples , the latter having lost one leg by having it run over , and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip , which made it impossible for him ever to ...
... Teta Elzbieta . Both Kristoforas and his brother , Juozapas , were cripples , the latter having lost one leg by having it run over , and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip , which made it impossible for him ever to ...
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Section 1 | 11 |
Section 2 | 41 |
Section 3 | 52 |
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