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The jungle

Sinclair, Upton 1878-1968 (Author). hoopla digital. (Added Author).

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  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
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  • Publisher: [United States] : Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2014.
  • Distributor: Made available through hoopla

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Summary, etc.: Jurgis Rudkus, an impoverished Lithuanian immigrant, takes a lowly job at Brown's slaughterhouse to support his young wife and their relatives. Once admiring America for its potential, Rudkus has found opportunities to be too far out of his reach. After being evicted, Rudkus is living in a slum and deeply in debt - unable to support his family. As he attempts to make ends meet, the oppressive working conditions and crippling poverty begin to take a toll on Rudkus and his family.
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Subject: Socialism United States Fiction
Poverty United States Fiction
United States Social conditions 1865-1918 Fiction
Chicago (Ill.) Fiction
Electronic books
Immigrants Fiction
Stockyards Fiction
Packing-house workers Fiction
Meat industry and trade Fiction
Working class United States Fiction
Lithuanians United States Fiction
Lithuanian Americans Fiction

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