The jungle
(Book)
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NoveList Series:
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Published:
Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2001.
Physical Desc:
vii, 290 pages ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 22
Lexile measure:
1170L
Status:
Description
1906 best-seller 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. Published privately by Sinclair in 1906 after commercial publishers rejected the manuscript, The Jungle was a shocking revelation of harmful labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards. It quickly became a best-seller, arousing public sentiment and resulting in such Federal legislation as the Pure Food and Drug Act.
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Woodland Public Library
READING LIST FICTION Sinclair, U.
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Woodland Public Library
READING LIST FICTION Sinclair, U.
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Woodland Public Library
READING LIST FICTION Sinclair, U.
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Woodland Public Library
READING LIST FICTION Sinclair, U.
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Woodland Public Library
READING LIST FICTION Sinclair, U.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
0486419231, 9780486419237, 9781448788330, 1448788331
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 8, 22 Points
Level 8, 22 Points
Lexile measure:
1170
Notes
Description
1906 best-seller 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. Published privately by Sinclair in 1906 after commercial publishers rejected the manuscript, The Jungle was a shocking revelation of harmful labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards. It quickly became a best-seller, arousing public sentiment and resulting in such Federal legislation as the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8,22,5988.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Sinclair, U. (2001). The jungle. Mineola, N.Y., Dover Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. 2001. The Jungle. Mineola, N.Y., Dover Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968, The Jungle. Mineola, N.Y., Dover Publications, 2001.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle. Mineola, N.Y., Dover Publications, 2001.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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