The Jungle

All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences?biographical, historical, and literary?to enrich each reader`s understanding of these enduring works. Upton Sinclair?s muckraking masterpiece The Jungle centers on Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian im migrant working in Chicago?s infamous Packingtown. Instead of finding the American Dream, Rudkus and his family inhabit a brutal, so ul-crushing urban jungle dominated by greedy bosses, pitiless con-men, and corrupt politicians.

• author: Upton Sinclair