The JungleNew American Library, 1980 - 350 pages 1906 bestseller shockingly reveals intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards as it tells the brutally grim story of a Slavic family that emigrates to America full of optimism but soon descends into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and despair. A fiercely realistic American classic that will haunt readers long after they've finished the last page. |
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... I've been in - in trouble and my money is gone . But I'll pay you every cent - just as soon as I can ; I can work- " " Vot is your work ? " " I have no place now . I must get one . But I— ” " How much haf you got now ? " He could hardly ...
... I've been in - in trouble and my money is gone . But I'll pay you every cent - just as soon as I can ; I can work- " " Vot is your work ? " " I have no place now . I must get one . But I— ” " How much haf you got now ? " He could hardly ...
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... I've had a broken arm , and I can't work , and I've not a cent in my pocket . I'm an honest workingman , sir , and I never begged before . It's not my fault , sir— ” Jurgis usually went on until he was interrupted , but this man did not ...
... I've had a broken arm , and I can't work , and I've not a cent in my pocket . I'm an honest workingman , sir , and I never begged before . It's not my fault , sir— ” Jurgis usually went on until he was interrupted , but this man did not ...
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... I've put seven- teen men on the city payroll to clean streets this one week , and do you think I can keep that up forever ? It wouldn't do for me to tell other men what I tell you , but you've been on the inside , and you ought to have ...
... I've put seven- teen men on the city payroll to clean streets this one week , and do you think I can keep that up forever ? It wouldn't do for me to tell other men what I tell you , but you've been on the inside , and you ought to have ...
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Chapter 1 | 7 |
Chapter 2 | 25 |
Chapter 3 | 35 |
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