Synopsis Upton Sinclair's classic work of muckraking fiction tells the unsavory truth about Chicago's stockyards at the turn of the 20th century.
Details
Publication Date:
2002-06-01
Size
Height:
8.5 in
Width:
5.5 in
Thickness:
1.5 in
Weight:
23.2 oz
Publisher's Note The horrifying conditions of the Chicago stockyards are revealed through this narrative of a young immigrant's struggles in America.
Industry Reviews "I would be reading the early muckrakers' books: Ida Tarbell on Standard Oil, or Upton Sinclair on the meat plants in Chicago. I would be quite young reading these books -- ten, eleven, twelve, and trembling with excitement. I remember how exciting it was just to read the books." Ralph Nader