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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... friends he had . He would begin to serve your guests out of a keg that was half full , and finish with one that was half empty , and then you would be charged for two kegs of beer . He would agree to serve a certain quality at a certain ...
... friends he had . He would begin to serve your guests out of a keg that was half full , and finish with one that was half empty , and then you would be charged for two kegs of beer . He would agree to serve a certain quality at a certain ...
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... friends ; they were bound to have friends in time , and then the friends would talk about it . They must not give up what was right for a little money - if they did , the money would never do them any good , they could depend upon that ...
... friends ; they were bound to have friends in time , and then the friends would talk about it . They must not give up what was right for a little money - if they did , the money would never do them any good , they could depend upon that ...
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... friends . He had already inquired of Aniele , and learned that Elzbieta and her family had gone downtown , and so he gave no further thought to them . He went with a new set , now , young unmarried fellows who were " sporty . ” Jurgis ...
... friends . He had already inquired of Aniele , and learned that Elzbieta and her family had gone downtown , and so he gave no further thought to them . He went with a new set , now , young unmarried fellows who were " sporty . ” Jurgis ...
Table des matières
Chapter 1 | 7 |
Chapter 2 | 25 |
Chapter 3 | 35 |
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