Presents Upton Sinclair's classic novel, which depicts the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young Lithuanian immigrant struggling in early-twentieth-century America, and includes a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, critical analyses, and other study tools.
year: 1995, 1971, 1960, 2003, 2001, 2004, 2009, 1990, 2006, 1999, 2005, 1981, 1985, 1980, 2010, 2002, 2012, 1965, 1906, 1991, 1968, 1905, 1963, 2014
call number/section: 1000, 813, 813.52, 920, 574.5
subjects: lithuanian americans, fiction, working class, stockyards, immigrants, chicago (ill.), fiction, meat industry and trade, chicago, meat industry, chicago (ill.), polish americans, united states, meat industry and trade fiction, food and drug laws, meat packing industry, sinclair, upton, american literature, 20th century, meatpacking industry, working conditions, pure food and drug act, political fiction, political fiction, audiobooks, audiobooks, compact discs, 1878-1968, jungle, illinois, didactic fiction, politics, electronic books
Editions
Sinclair, Upton
Barnes & Noble (1995)
Schools: 2
Sinclair, Upton
Robert Bentley (1971)
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 6
Sinclair, Upton
Signet (1960)
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Borders (2003)
Novel about the meat packing industry in Chicago in 1906, the horrible working conditions, and the complete lack of quality control in the meat packing process itself.
Schools: 5
Sinclair, Upton
Signet Classic (2001)
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 4
Sinclair, Upton
Wadsworth Pub Co (2004)
Exposes the filthy conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry and led to the implementation of the Pure Food and Drug Act on June 30, 1906.
Schools: 4
Sinclair, Upton
Book Jungle (2009)
First published in January 1906, The Jungle exposed the filthy conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry and led to the implementation of the Pure Food and Drug Act on June 30, 1906.
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
Signet (1990)
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Penguin Books (2006)
A fictional description of the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Schools: 2
Sinclair, Upton
Amereon House (1999)
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
Bedford/St. Martin's (2005)
The horrifying conditions in the meat-packing industry in the early 1900s are revealed through the experiences of Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus as he tries to make a living working in the Chicago stockyards. Includes related documents.
Schools: 19
Sinclair, Upton
Bantam Books (1981)
Poverty, disease, and despair depicted in this story of the barbarous working conditions in the slaughter houses of Chicago in 1900.
Schools: 13
Sinclair, Upton
Penguin (1985)
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 3
Sinclair, Upton
New American Library (1980)
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Oxford University Press (2010)
Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel describing the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young struggling immigrant; includes an introduction, textual and explanatory notes, bibliography, and chronology.
Schools: 2
Sinclair, Upton
Modern Library (2002)
Presents Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel about the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young struggling immigrant, and includes a profile of the author, introduction, and textual notes.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Findaway World, LLC (2012)
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
Heritage Press (1965)
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
New American Library (1906)
Schools: 0
Norden, Carroll R
Raintree, Steck-Vaughn Library (1991)
Describes the characteristics and location of different types of jungles and the people, plants, and animals that inhabit them.
Schools: 0
Borten, Helen
Harcourt, Brace & World (1968)
Briefly describes the plant and animal life, thunder storms, smells, and movements in a tropical rain forest during a typical day.
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
Penguin (1905)
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
Signet (1906)
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
New American Library (1963)
Schools: 0
Sinclair, Upton
Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics (2014)
Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel describing the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young struggling immigrant.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Presents an unabridged edition of the controversial 1906 novel which describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Presents Upton Sinclair's classic novel, which depicts the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young Lithuanian immigrant struggling in early-twentieth-century America, and includes a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, critical analyses, and other study tools.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
A young Lithuanian immigrant, hoping to create a good life for himself and his family in the early 1900s, is discouraged by the shocking conditions he encounters as a worker in the Chicago stockyards.
Schools: 1
Norden, Carroll R
Raintree, Steck-Vaughn Library (1991)
Describes the characteristics and location of different types of jungles and the people, plants, and animals that inhabit them.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
A documentary novel portraying industry's conditions at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Sinclair's novel prompted public outrage which led President Theodore Roosevelt to demand an official investigation. This eventually led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug laws.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
Presents Upton Sinclair's classic novel, which depicts the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young Lithuanian immigrant struggling in early-twentieth-century America, and includes a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, critical analyses, and other study tools.
Schools: 1
Sinclair, Upton
A young Lithuanian immigrant arrives in America filled with dreams of wealth, freedom, and opportunity, but soon learns the truth of the workingman's lot at the turn of the century.
Schools: 1