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.
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ISBN: 9781593081645 (hc) :
Physical Description:xxv, 374 pages ; 23 cm.print
Publisher:New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, c2004.
General Note: "Published in 2003 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new Introduction, Notes, Biography, Chronology, Inspired by, Comments & Questions, and for Further Reading. Hardcover edition published in 2004"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.