Publisher's Synopsis
First published in book form in 1906, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle not only exposes the abhorrent practices of the meat industry of the time, but also tells a story of a struggling family seeking the American dream of success. Instead, however, discovering brutal and capitalistic urban jungle poised to grind them down. Read Upton Sinclair's stark indictment of: Working-class poverty, exploitation, harsh living conditions, hopelessness under capitalism, organized corruption, and the American dream.
