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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... stockyards that Jonas's friend had gotten rich , and so to Chicago the party was bound . They knew that one word , Chicago- and that was all they needed to know , at least , until they reached the city . Then , tumbled out of the cars ...
... stockyards that Jonas's friend had gotten rich , and so to Chicago the party was bound . They knew that one word , Chicago- and that was all they needed to know , at least , until they reached the city . Then , tumbled out of the cars ...
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... stockyards ; and in the coming election there was a peculiar situa- tion . There had come to Scully a proposition to nominate a certain rich brewer who lived upon a swell boulevard that skirted the district , and who coveted the big ...
... stockyards ; and in the coming election there was a peculiar situa- tion . There had come to Scully a proposition to nominate a certain rich brewer who lived upon a swell boulevard that skirted the district , and who coveted the big ...
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... stockyards Democrats were furious at the idea of a rich capitalist for their candi- date , and while they were changing they might possibly conclude that a Socialist firebrand was preferable to a Republican bum . And so right here was a ...
... stockyards Democrats were furious at the idea of a rich capitalist for their candi- date , and while they were changing they might possibly conclude that a Socialist firebrand was preferable to a Republican bum . And so right here was a ...
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Section 2 | 21 |
Section 3 | 30 |
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