The Jungle
by Sinclair, Upton
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Yucca Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
Sinclair's work was pivotal in the passing of the Pure Food and Meat Inspection Act.
Airmont Classics Series #CL86, 1965. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. Light spine crease; wrappers clean, browning with some edge and corner wear. Small closed tear on back cover near spine. Pages clean and tight, tanned, no creases or tears. Complete and unabridged.
Synopsis
The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by author and journalist Upton Sinclair. This novel was intended to highlight the poverty and misery of the immigrant working class, but ultimately became more known as an expose of the American meatpacking industry during the early-20th century.
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- Bookseller
- KnC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BF00130001378
- Title
- The Jungle
- Author
- Sinclair, Upton
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Airmont Classics
- Publisher
- Airmont Publishing Co.
- Date Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 317
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- food safety, immigrant labor, working conditions, banned
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Social Sciences;
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