# The Jungle

by [Upton Sinclair](https://localbooks.app/authors/upton-sinclair)

- Genres: [Литературная проза](https://localbooks.app/genres/literary-fiction/literary-fiction), [Социальные проблемы](https://localbooks.app/genres/society/social-issues)
- Set in: [Чикаго, Иллинойс, Соединенные Штаты](https://localbooks.app/places/us/illinois/chicago)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1906
- Pages: 350

## Description

Jurgis Rudkus and his family come from Lithuania to Chicago full of hope and go to work in the stockyards and meatpacking plants. Sinclair's exposé of the industry shocked readers and helped bring about America's first food-safety laws.

## Where to buy

- [Open Library (ebook)](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL114967W)
- [Project Gutenberg (ebook)](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The%20Jungle)

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