{"product_id":"the-jungle-paperback-13","title":"The Jungle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTony Darnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ardent activist, champion of political reform, novelist, and progressive journalist, Upton Sinclair is perhaps best known today for \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e -- his devastating expos  of the meat-packing industry. A protest novel he privately published in 1906, the book was a shocking revelation of intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards. It quickly became a bestseller, arousing public sentiment and resulting in such federal legislation as the Pure Food and Drug Act. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brutally grim story of a Slavic family who emigrates to America, The Jungle tells of their rapid and inexorable descent into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and social and economic despair. Vulnerable and isolated, the family of Jurgis Rudkus struggles -- unsuccessfully -- to survive in an urban jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful view of turn-of-the-century poverty, graft, and corruption, this fiercely realistic American classic is still required reading in many history and literature classes. It will continue to haunt readers long after they've finished the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713788547135,"sku":"9781680921991","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2945af7bdfd7554345fb1ceb8fca2a2d.webp?v=1765065871","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-jungle-paperback-13","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}