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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... screaming with pain . His fingers were all frosted , it seemed . They had had to give up trying to get to the yards , and had nearly perished in a drift . All that they knew how to do was to hold the frozen fingers near the fire , and ...
... screaming with pain . His fingers were all frosted , it seemed . They had had to give up trying to get to the yards , and had nearly perished in a drift . All that they knew how to do was to hold the frozen fingers near the fire , and ...
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... screaming for help , and after a while a doctor came , but not until Kristoforas had howled his last howl . No one was really sorry about this except poor Elzbieta , who was incon- solable . Jurgis announced that so far as he was ...
... screaming for help , and after a while a doctor came , but not until Kristoforas had howled his last howl . No one was really sorry about this except poor Elzbieta , who was incon- solable . Jurgis announced that so far as he was ...
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... screaming with alarm . There were men and women , the latter clad for the most part in wrappers , the former in all stages of déshabille . At one side Jurgis caught a glimpse of a big apartment with plush- covered chairs , and tables ...
... screaming with alarm . There were men and women , the latter clad for the most part in wrappers , the former in all stages of déshabille . At one side Jurgis caught a glimpse of a big apartment with plush- covered chairs , and tables ...
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Section 1 | 11 |
Section 2 | 41 |
Section 3 | 52 |
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