num_pages: 704
description: This quintessential muckraking novel changed the course of history with its gruesomely detailed depiction of the meat-packing industry. The book prompted the immediate passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, caused a drop in the consumption of meat, and launched Sinclair's career as a champion of the working class.
language: English
title: The Jungle
titlecomplete: The Jungle
characters: Jurgis, Teta Elzbieta Lukoszaite, Ona Lukoszaite
genres: Fiction, Historical, Politics, Classic Literature, School, Literature, Banned Books, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 142345
places: Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
publisher: Thorndike Press