First published serially in 1905, "The Jungle" is American journalist Upton Sinclair\'s dramatization of the harsh working conditions for and exploitation of immigrant workers in industrial cities like Chicago during the early part of the 20th century.
The work is principally concerned with Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant trying to.
Sinclair spent seven weeks prior to publication working \'in cognito\' in the meatpacking plants of the Chicago stockyards gathering information for the novel.
First published serially in 1905, "The Jungle" is American journalist Upton Sinclair\'s dramatization of the harsh working conditions for and exploitation of immigrant workers in industrial cities like Chicago during the early part of the 20th century
