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| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Radical Innocent Anthony Arthur, 2006 A portrait of the award-winning American author offers a close-up look at the life and career of Upton Sinclair, discussing his literary works, his unsuccessful political career, his often controversial views, and his personal relationships. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Metropolis Upton Sinclair, 1908 After he had kicked himself loose it was to find himself in an arena where pain-maddened horses and frenzied men raced about amid a rain of minie-balls and canister. And in this inferno the gallant Major had captured a horse and rallied the remains of his shattered command and held the line until help came- |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Oil! Upton Sinclair, 2023-11-13 Oil! by Upton Sinclair. Published by DigiCat. DigiCat publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each DigiCat edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Overman Upton Sinclair, 1907 |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Oil! Upton Sinclair, 1927 First edition of Sinclair's savage satire, loosely based on the life and career of Edward L. Doheny, and the Teapot Dome scandal of the Harding administration. Although Sinclair's famous novel The Jungle deals with Chicago's meatpacking industry, he moved west to Pasadena in 1916 and began writing novels set in California, the best of which was Oil!, the story of the education of Bunny Ross, son of wildcat oil man Joe Ross after oil is discovered outside Los Angeles. The novel was the basis for Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film There Will Be Blood. In California Classics, Lawrence Clark Powell called Oil! Sinclair's most sustained and best writing. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: 100%: The Story of a Patriot Upton Sinclair, 2012-07-20 The story of the White Terror, and how big business pulled off the stunt of landing the reds in jail. It is the inside story of a secret agent, and deals with half a dozen celebrated cases concerning which you have been fooled. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions Lame Deer, Richard Erdoes, 1994-10 Lame Deer Storyteller, rebel, medicine man, Lame Deer was born almost a century ago on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A full-blooded Sioux, he was many things in the white man's world -- rodeo clown, painter, prisioner. But, above all, he was a holy man of the Lakota tribe. Seeker of Vision The story he tells is one of harsh youth and reckless manhood, shotgun marriage and divorce, history and folklore as rich today as ever -- and of his fierce struggle to keep pride alive, though living as a stranger in his own ancestral land. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming Upton Sinclair, 2022-08-15 DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming by Upton Sinclair. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Sylvia's Marriage Upton Sinclair, 2019-11-29 Upton Sinclair's novel, Sylvia's Marriage, delves into the complexities of relationships, societal norms, and the struggle for individual autonomy. Set in the early 20th century, the book explores the challenges faced by Sylvia, a young woman navigating the expectations of marriage and family life. Sinclair's writing style is characterized by its vivid descriptions and social commentary, reflecting the literary context of the Progressive Era. Through Sylvia's journey, Sinclair offers a critique of gender roles and class distinctions, making this novel a poignant reflection of its time. Upton Sinclair, a prominent muckraker and social reformer, was known for his commitment to exposing social injustices through his writing. His own experiences and observations of society likely influenced the themes explored in Sylvia's Marriage, shedding light on the struggles faced by women in a patriarchal society. Overall, Sylvia's Marriage is a compelling read that offers valuable insights into the complexities of relationships and societal expectations, making it a worthwhile addition to any reader's bookshelf. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Inferno August Strindberg, 2020-09-28 An American critic says Strindberg is the greatest subjectivist of all time. Certainly neither Augustine, Rousseau, nor Tolstoy have laid bare their souls to the finest fibre with more ruthless sincerity than the great Swedish realist. He fulfilled to the letter the saying of Robertson of Brighton, Woman and God are two rocks on which a man must either anchor or be wrecked. His four autobiographical works, The Son of a Servant, The Confessions of a Fool, Inferno, and Legends, are four segments of an immense curve tracing his progress from the childish pietism of his early years, through a period of atheism and rebellion, to the sombre faith in a God that punishes of the sexagenarian. In his spiritual wanderings he grazed the edge of madness, and madmen often see deeper into things than ordinary folk. At the close of the Inferno he thus sums up the lesson of his life's pilgrimage: Such then is my life: a sign, an example to serve for the improvement of others; a proverb, to show the nothingness of fame and popularity; a proverb, to show young men how they ought not to live; a proverbÑbecause I who thought myself a prophet am now revealed as a braggart. It is strange that though the names of Ibsen and Nietzsche have long been familiar in England, Strindberg, whom Ibsen is reported to have called One greater than I, as he pointed to his portrait, and with whom Nietzsche corresponded, is only just beginning to attract attention, though for a long time past most of his works have been accessible in German. Even now not much more is known about him than that he was a pessimist, a misogynist, and writer of Zolaesque novels. To quote a Persian proverb, They see the mountain, but not the mine within it. No man admired a good wife and mother more than he did, but he certainly hated the Corybantic, emancipated women of the present time. No man had a keener appreciation of the gentle joys of domesticity, and the intensity of his misogyny was in strict proportion to the keenness of his disappointment. The Inferno relates how grateful and even reverential he was to the nurse who tended him in hospital, and to his mother-in-law. He felt profoundly the charm of innocent childhood, and paternal instincts were strong in him. All his life long he had to struggle with four terrible inner foesÑdoubt, suspicion, fear, sensuality. His doubts destroyed his early faith, his ceaseless suspicions made it impossible for him to be happy in friendship or love, his fear of the invisible powers, as he calls them, robbed him of all peace of mind, and his sensuality dragged him repeatedly into the mire. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: “The” White Company Arthur-Conan Sir Doyle, 1891 |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Moneychangers Upton Sinclair, 1926 A novel of Wall Street, telling how the panic of 1907 was deliberately caused. A thrilling story of love and high finance, together with some 'inside' information badly needed by the American people--Dust jacket. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Upton Sinclair Lauren Coodley, 2013-09-01 Had Upton Sinclair not written a single book after The Jungle, he would still be famous. But Sinclair was a mere twenty-five years old when he wrote The Jungle, and over the next sixty-five years he wrote nearly eighty more books and won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He was also a filmmaker, labor activist, women’s rights advocate, and health pioneer on a grand scale. This new biography of Sinclair underscores his place in the American story as a social, political, and cultural force, a man who more than any other disrupted and documented his era in the name of social justice. Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual shows us Sinclair engaged in one cause after another, some surprisingly relevant today—the Sacco-Vanzetti trial, the depredations of the oil industry, the wrongful imprisonment of the Wobblies, and the perils of unchecked capitalism and concentrated media. Throughout, Lauren Coodley provides a new perspective for looking at Sinclair’s prodigiously productive life. Coodley’s book reveals a consistent streak of feminism, both in Sinclair’s relationships with women—wives, friends, and activists—and in his interest in issues of housework and childcare, temperance and diet. This biography will forever alter our picture of this complicated, unconventional, often controversial man whose whole life was dedicated to helping people understand how society was run, by whom, and for whom. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: My First Summer in the Sierra John Muir, 2020-04-07 My First Summer in the Sierra is the incredible true story of John Muir’s iconic time spent working in the California mountain range of the Sierra Nevada’s. In this republished edition, read about his experience that shaped so much of environmental stewardship today. In the summer of 1869, a young John Muir joined a crew of shepherds working in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Spending countless hours working with the group, Muir also worked tirelessly to advocate for the land’s protection. His efforts eventually transpired into the founding of Yosemite Valley as a national park, a landmark event in the history of United States environmentalism. A glimpse into Muir’s private journals, My First Summer in the Sierra is the remarkable retelling of his time there. Full of humorous anecdotes and insightful prose, John Muir personal narrative will likely inspire you to pack up your belongings and head for the mountains. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Stories that Changed America Carl Jensen, 2002-10-01 Exuberantly written, highly informative, Jensen's Stories That Changed America examines the work of twenty-one investigative writers, and how their efforts forever changed our country. Here are the pioneering muckrakers, like Upton Sinclair, author of the fact-based novel The Jungle, that inspired Theodore Roosevelt to sign the Pure Food and Drug Act into law; Queen of the Muckrakers Ida Mae Tarbell, whose McClure magazine exposés led to the dissolution of Standard Oil's monopoly; and Lincoln Steffens, a reporter who unearthed corruption in both municipal and federal governments. You'll also meet Margaret Sanger, the former nurse who coined the term birth control; George Seldes, the most censored journalist in American history; Nobel Prize-winning novelist John Steinbeck; environmentalist Rachel Carson; National Organization of Women founder Betty Friedan; African American activist Malcolm X; consumer advocate Ralph Nader; and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters whose Watergate break-in coverage brought down President Richard Nixon. The courageous writers Jensen includes in this deftly researched volume dedicated their lives to fight for social, civil, political and environmental rights with their mighty pens. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Cass Timberlane Sinclair Lewis, 2022-08-01 Sinclair Lewis's 'Cass Timberlane' is a novel that delves into the intimate dynamics of marriage, the ebbs and flows of social standing, and the tenacity of personal convictions in the face of society's expectations. Written in Lewis's characteristic realist style, the book provides an incisive commentary on mid-20th-century American life, capturing the zeitgeist with its piercing examination of the judiciary, social stratification, and gender roles. Presented here by DigiCat Publishing, this edition is not just a mere reproduction of words but a resurrection of the enduring human narratives that echo Lewis's keen observations and subtle wit in a modern format, fostering continued engagement with a timeless piece of literature. In the literary context, Lewis was renowned for his critical portrayal of American society, and 'Cass Timberlane' followed suit after his Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Arrowsmith' and 'Babbitt', two works that cemented his reputation as a formidable satirist and social commentator. This particular novel emerged from a mature phase in Lewis's career, reflecting both his deepened insight into human nature and his committed critique of the status quo, informed by his experiences and personal contemplations on the changing American landscape. It stands as a testament to his growth as a writer and his unyielding quest to encapsulate the essence of American life and its institutions. This edition of 'Cass Timberlane' is recommended for readers who appreciate the depth of character development and the intricacy of societal dissection present in early 20th-century literature. It offers a compelling exploration of the intricacies of law, love, and legacy, appealing to both aficionados of historical fiction and those who seek a profound understanding of the period's cultural undercurrents. The modern republishing by DigiCat invigorates Lewis's profound work, ensuring that its relevance endures and its lessons continue to resonate with contemporary readers. Engage with this classic, and allow Sinclair Lewis to guide you through a rich and complex tapestry of American life, as pertinent today as it was in its original era. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Every Twelve Seconds Timothy Pachirat, 2011-11-18 The author relates his experiences working five months undercover at a slaughterhouse, and explores why society encourages this violent labor yet keeps the details of the work hidden. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Machine Upton Sinclair, 2019-03-04 The Machine by Upton Sinclair - Another classic tale by Sinclair. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Under the Feet of Jesus Helena Maria Viramontes, 1996-04-01 Winner of the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature “Stunning.”—Newsweek With the same audacity with which John Steinbeck wrote about migrant worker conditions in The Grapes of Wrath and T.C. Boyle in The Tortilla Curtain, Viramontes presents a moving and powerful vision of the lives of the men, women, and children who endure a second-class existence and labor under dangerous conditions in California's fields. At the center of this powerful tale is Estrella, a girl about to cross the perilous border to womanhood. What she knows of life comes from her mother, who has survived abandonment by her husband in a land that treats her as if she were invisible, even though she and her children pick the crops of the farms that feed its people. But within Estrella, seeds of growth and change are stirring. And in the arms of Alejo, they burst into a full, fierce flower as she tastes the joy and pain of first love. Pushed to the margins of society, she learns to fight back and is able to help the young farmworker she loves when his ambitions and very life are threatened in a harvest of death. Infused with the beauty of the California landscape and shifting splendors of the passing seasons juxtaposed with the bleakness of poverty, this vividly imagined novel is worthy of the people it celebrates and whose story it tells so magnificently. The simple lyrical beauty of Viramontes' prose, her haunting use of image and metaphor, and the urgency of her themes all announce Under the Feat of Jesus as a landmark work of American fiction. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Main Street Sinclair Lewis, 2022-08-01 Carol Milford dreams of living in a small, rural town. But Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, isn't the paradise she'd imagined. First published in 1920, this unabridged edition of the Sinclair Lewis novel is an American classic, considered by many to be his most noteworthy and lasting work. As a work of social satire, this complex and compelling look at small-town America in the early 20th century has earned its place among the classics. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Crook County Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, 2016-05-24 Winner of the 2017 Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Outstanding Book Award, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Book Award, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Winner of the 2017 Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award, sponsored by the American Sociological Association's Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Winner of the 2017 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, sponsored by the American Sociological Association's Sociology of Culture Section. Honorable Mention in the 2017 Book Award from the American Sociological Association's Section on Race, Class, and Gender. NAACP Image Award Nominee for an Outstanding Literary Work from a debut author. Winner of the 2017 Prose Award for Excellence in Social Sciences and the 2017 Prose Category Award for Law and Legal Studies, sponsored by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers. Silver Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (Current Events/Social Issues category). Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities of color. The criminal courts are the crucial gateway between police action on the street and the processing of primarily black and Latino defendants into jails and prisons. And yet the courts, often portrayed as sacred, impartial institutions, have remained shrouded in secrecy, with the majority of Americans kept in the dark about how they function internally. Crook County bursts open the courthouse doors and enters the hallways, courtrooms, judges' chambers, and attorneys' offices to reveal a world of punishment determined by race, not offense. Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve spent ten years working in and investigating the largest criminal courthouse in the country, Chicago–Cook County, and based on over 1,000 hours of observation, she takes readers inside our so-called halls of justice to witness the types of everyday racial abuses that fester within the courts, often in plain sight. We watch white courtroom professionals classify and deliberate on the fates of mostly black and Latino defendants while racial abuse and due process violations are encouraged and even seen as justified. Judges fall asleep on the bench. Prosecutors hang out like frat boys in the judges' chambers while the fates of defendants hang in the balance. Public defenders make choices about which defendants they will try to save and which they will sacrifice. Sheriff's officers cruelly mock and abuse defendants' family members. Delve deeper into Crook County with related media and instructor resources at www.sup.org/crookcountyresources. Crook County's powerful and at times devastating narratives reveal startling truths about a legal culture steeped in racial abuse. Defendants find themselves thrust into a pernicious legal world where courtroom actors live and breathe racism while simultaneously committing themselves to a colorblind ideal. Gonzalez Van Cleve urges all citizens to take a closer look at the way we do justice in America and to hold our arbiters of justice accountable to the highest standards of equality. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: World's End Upton Sinclair, 2010-12 World's End is the first in an eleven book series written by Upton Sinclair in 1940. The Protagonist is Lanny Budd, the American son of a millionaire munitions salesman, Robbie Budd. Lanny's mother, Beauty, is the American daughter of a Baptist minister living in Paris. Lanny is born in Switzerland in 1900, illegitimately because his father's father is a Puritan New Englander who forbids Lanny's father from marrying Beauty. She had several times posed nude for artists and this was unacceptable to Robbie's father. Beauty persuades Robbie from ruining his life and refuses to marry him. Instead they pretend to marry and divorce, but always working for the best for Lanny. Lanny is 13 years old when we meet him in World's End. He is a precocious teenager living an idyllic life on the Riviera. Because of his father's visits to Europe on business, Lanny is privileged to meet many political and military figures to whom his father sells his munitions. Lanny also learns to decode messages at the beginning of the First World War and thus from this humble task he begins a career as a budding diplomat. Through his mother, Beauty Budd, he is privy to the sophisticated and genteel society in Europe. Lanny meets many influential and powerful figures as the son of two such parents in their business and social circles. World's End is a must read for those interested in World History from 1913-1919. Primarily set in Europe as World War one begins with the assassination of the Arch Duke and future heir to the throne of the Austrian Empire, by a deranged Serbian. Germany aligns with the Austria when the Austrians declare war on the Serbians. France aligned with Russia and soon with the British. Germany declares war on the French and soon thereafter the English. Virtually the entire continent is at war when fighting begins in 1914. Lanny lives for a short time in the New England home of his father and step-mother. He attends prep school and has a tutor. He has a paranormal experience for the first time when he is awakened to see the apparition of his best friend Rick, who is a pilot with the English Air Force. Lanny returns to Europe after one and a half years and due to his fluency in French, German in addition to English he is hired as an assistant to a top geographer working with President Wilson to redraw the map of Europe at the end of the war. The Austrian and Ottoman empires are eliminated. New countries are created out of these former empires, most with vast oil reserves, important to all industrial powers. There are severe reparations towards Germany, sowing the seeds of discontent within Germany that leads to the eventual takeover of Germany by Hitler and the Nazi's by the mid to late 1920's. Lanny is a sensitive and kind person who is conflicted throughout this and each book that follows. He loves art and believes peace and kindness is essential in a civilized world. Though Lanny is affluent, he learns of the struggling workers and slums throughout Europe, Thus for the entire series he is torn between his easy comfortable life and the misery his love for the impoverished, the poor and oppressed. This is a must read for the reader who loves Upton's work and may perhaps have read only the third of this series, the 1943 Pulitzer Prize winning, Dragon's Teeth. Out of print for decades, Frederick Ellis and I are proud to reintroduce this beautiful work to readers throughout the world The journey of reading this epic account of world history in the narrative form is one you will not want to miss. If, like me, you read volume one, World's End, you will fall in love with this important and epic work.. Please visit our website at: www.uptonsinclair-lannybudd-completehardboundseries.com. There you can order any or all of the Lanny Budd series book at 20%, 25% and 30% off with free shipping. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Book of Life Upton Sinclair, 2008-08-19 Upton Sinclair, one of America's foremost and most prolific authors, addresses the cultivation of the mind and the body in this 1922 volume. Sinclair's goal was to attempt to tell the reader how to live, how to find health, happiness and success, and how to develop fully both the mind and the body. Part One: The Book of the Mind covers such subjects as faith, reason, morality, and the subconscious. Part Two: The Book of the Body develops such subjects as errors in diet, the fasting cure, food and poisons, work and play, and diseases and their cures . |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Work and Community in the Jungle James R. Barrett, 1990 Looks at unionization efforts by Chicago's packinghouse workers and explores the process of class formation in early twentieth-century industrial America. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: JIMMIE HIGGINS UPTON SINCLAIR, 1919 |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Rules for Radicals Saul Alinsky, 2010-06-30 “This country's leading hell-raiser (The Nation) shares his impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” First published in 1971 and written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Democracy [by H.B. Adams]. Henry Adams, 1882 |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Red Meat Republic Joshua Specht, 2020-10-06 By the late nineteenth century, Americans rich and poor had come to expect high-quality fresh beef with almost every meal. Beef production in the United States had gone from small-scale, localized operations to a highly centralized industry spanning the country, with cattle bred on ranches in the rural West, slaughtered in Chicago, and consumed in the nation's rapidly growing cities. Red Meat Republic tells the remarkable story of the violent conflict over who would reap the benefits of this new industry and who would bear its heavy costs-- |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Canal Town Samuel Hopkins Adams, 2013-05-15 A classic historical novel of a young doctor and the Erie Canal, which brought with it to Western New York not only progress and prosperity but unforeseen upheavals. “[An] elaborate, colorful, and affectionate portrait of a canal town in its growing pains. Obviously [Samuel Hopkins] Adams has not only gone back to the sources but has lived with them for a long time before writing his account of a young doctor setting up his practice.”—The Atlantic “Mr. Adams knows his Erie lore so well and has boned up so thoroughly on American medical history in the early part of the [eighteenth] century that nobody who reads the book can fail to learn a great deal about what life was like in general and the practice of medicine in particular was like in a boom town.”—The New Yorker “His villains are strongly delineated and actuated by very human motives, his minor figures are picturesque and drawn with gusto, even his sympathetic characters come alive with personal crochets and idiosyncrasies.”—Carl Carmer, Saturday Review of Literature |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Face in the Abyss Abraham Merritt, 2014-10 American mining engineer Nicholas Graydon is search for lost Inca treasure in South America. In his travels he discovers Suarra, handmaiden to the Snake Mother of Yu-Atlanchi… |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Unionizing the Jungles Shelton Stromquist, Marvin Bergman, 1997 Central themes throughout their essays include the role of African American workers, the constant battle for racial equality, and the eruption of gender conflict in the 1950s. Structural and technological changes in the corporate economy, the increased mobility of capital, and a more hostile political economy all contributed to the difficulties the labor movement faced in the 1980s and beyond. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Upton Sinclair and the Other American Century Kevin Mattson, 2006-04 Praise for UPTON SINCLAIR and the other American Century I look forward to all of Kevin Mattson's works of history and I've notbeen disappointed yet. Upton Sinclair is a thoughtful, well-researched, and extremely eloquently told excavation of the history of theAmerican left and, indeed, the American nation, as well as a testamentto the power of one man to influence his times. Well done. --Eric Alterman, author of When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences A splendid read. It reminds you that real heroes once dwelt among us. Mattson not only captures Sinclair's character, but the world he inhabited, with deft strokes whose energy and passion easily match his subject's. --Richard Parker, author of John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics From the meat-packing houses of Chicago to the automobile factories of Detroit to the voting booths of California, Upton Sinclair cut a wide swath as a muckraking writer who exposed the injustices rendered by American industrial capitalism. Now Kevin Mattson presents a much-needed exploration of this complex crusader. This is a thoughtful, provocative, and gripping account of an important figure who appeared equal parts intellectual, propagandist, and political combatant as he struggled to illuminate the 'other American century' inhabited by the poor and powerless. --Steven Watts, author of The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Anne of Windy Poplars Lucy Maud Montgomery, 2018-04-03 Anne Shirley has graduated from Redmond College and she is getting ready to marry to Gilbert Blythe. While Gilbert is still in medical school, Anne takes a job as the principal of Summerside High School, where she also teaches. She lives in a large house called Windy Poplars with two elderly widows, Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty, along with their housekeeper, Rebecca Dew, and their cat, Dusty Miller. During her time in Summerside, Anne must learn to manage many of Summerside's inhabitants, including the clannish and resentful Pringle family, her bitter colleague Katherine Brooke, and others of Summerside's more eccentric residents. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: No Coins, Please Gordon Korman, 1991-03-01 From selling attack jelly on the streets of New York to opening an exclusive disco in Denver, eleven-year-old Artie Geller's wacky money-making ideas have everyone except the FBI thinking that he is a genius. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Poems for Warriors: A Collection of Poems from the Battle Jason a. Muckley, 2018-07-17 We are at war. Life is a battle. Every day we fight for joy, peace |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Jungle (Read & Co. Classics Edition) Upton Sinclair, 2022-09-27 One of twentieth-century America's most politically influential novels, The Jungle is Upton Sinclair's hard-hitting exposé of the meat-packing industry. Journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair was a known muckraker who used his work to expose the horrific underbelly of the American government in the early 1900s. The Jungle is the fictional story of Jurgis Rudkus and his wife, Ona Lukoszaite. The couple immigrated to Chicago from Lithuania in the hopes of living the American Dream. Instead, they are met by the hardship and tragedy that awaited so many immigrants at the time. Jurgis secures a job in the meat-packing industry and quickly realises the disgusting treatment of animals and the horrendous working conditions that led to many injuries and deaths. Prior to writing the powerful novel, Sinclair spent seven weeks working in the Chicago meat-packing industry. He used his research to expose the corrupt factories in his writing. Originally published in serial form in 1905 for Appeal to Reason, the socialist newspaper, The Jungle was published as a book in 1906. The novel caused such public outcry that Sinclair's work played a large part in the introduction of the 1906 Meat Inspection Act in the US. Read & Co. Classics has proudly republished this volume for the enjoyment of fans of socialist literature and those interested in the history of America's meat industry. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Jungle Upton Sinclair, 2014-05-25T00:00:00Z The Jungle is one of the most famous muckraking novels in modern history. Set in Chicago at the dawn of the 20th century, it tells the story of an immigrant Lithuanian family trying to make it in a new world both cruel and full of opportunity. Their struggles are in part a vehicle for Sinclair to shine a spotlight on the monstrous conditions of the meatpacking industry, to expose the brutal exploitation of immigrants and workers, and to espouse his more socialist worldview. The novel is in part responsible for the passage of the revolutionary Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, and thus the establishment of the modern-day Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. Its impact is in no small part due to the direct and powerful prose Sinclair employs: the horrors of commercial meat production are presented in full and glistening detail, and the tragedies and misfortunes of the Rudkus family are direct and relatable even today. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: The Jungle Upton Sinclair, 2015-12-15 The classic protest novel that exposed harsh working conditions and unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry A slaughterhouse worker from Lithuania, Jurgis Rudkus immigrated to turn-of-the-century Chicago believing that he would find freedom and prosperity. Instead, meager wages and a filthy, dangerous workplace drive him deep into debt and despair. Victimized, abused, and utterly alone, Jurgis and his wife, Ona, face a lifetime of never-ending struggle in a merciless urban jungle. An extraordinary work of fiction based in cold, hard fact, The Jungle is one of the most influential novels ever written. Privately published in 1906, it quickly became an international bestseller, inspiring sweeping and essential changes, including the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. Powerful and provocative, poignant and horrifying, The Jungle is Upton Sinclair’s masterwork. This ebook has been authorized by the estate of Upton Sinclair. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: Constitution (eBook) Gina Capaldi, Douglas M. Rife, 2009-09-01 The Constitution introduces students to the Preamble, the Articles of the Constitution, and the Amendments that followed. The activities will help students explore why the Constitution was needed in the first place and what arguments and compromises were made in order to make it happen. Students will meet the signers of the document and learn about the process they went through to draft the final version. Activites include games, interpreting political cartoons, vocabulary, constructing a time line and government tree. |
| the jungle upton sinclair ebook: U.S. Presidency (eBook) Tim McNeese, 2001-09-01 The U.S. Presidency traces the complicated evolution of the American presidency from 1789 to the present. From George Washington to George W. Bush, the distinct legacies and unique contributions of all 43 American presidents are discussed. Using a biographical format, special emphasis is given to the powerful convergence of personality and circumstance which transformed the office of our nation's chief executive into the most prominent and influential political office in the world. Challenging review questions encourage meaningful reflection and historical analysis. Tests, answer key, and bibliography included. |
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Jan 15, 2024 · What constitutes a jungle? A jungle is a dense, tropical forest typically found near the equator. What marks the difference between a rainforest and a jungle is that the latter has …
10 Characteristics of Jungle, its Types, Weather, Landscape, …
We explain what a jungle is, what its biodiversity and temperature are like. Also, what are its characteristics, classification and more. What is the jungle?
JUNGLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
JUNGLE definition: 1. a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together: 2. an uncontrolled or…. Learn more.
10 Most Amazing Jungles Around the World - Travelstride
Jul 19, 2021 · You enter the jungle - the distant sound of a howler monkey’s whoops a distinct reminder that you are far from alone. Thousands of jungle dwellers expertly camouflaged by …
Jungle - Wikipedia
Use of the term jungle to represent savageness and ferocity in popular culture. As a metaphor, jungle often refers to situations that are unruly or lawless, or where the only law is perceived to …
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Jungle | Britannica
Jungle, tropical forest with luxuriant, tangled, impenetrable vegetation, generally teeming with wildlife; popularly associated with the tropics. See Jungle | Britannica
Jungle Animals List With Pictures & Facts: Animals That Live In …
Jun 13, 2021 · A jungle is a dense forest with thick, tangled undergrowth. Jungles are found in tropical regions all around the world. Although inhospitable for humans, jungles are known for …
JUNGLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of JUNGLE is an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation. How to use jungle in a sentence.
What Are Jungle Ecosystems? - Dense Forest Ecosystems With …
Feb 9, 2023 · Despite having the same basic characteristics which mean they are a jungle, there are different types of densely forested areas we consider jungle ecosystems. All are abundant …
The Difference Between Jungle and Rainforest | Mashpi Lodge
Jan 15, 2024 · What constitutes a jungle? A jungle is a dense, tropical forest typically found near the equator. What marks the difference between a rainforest and a jungle is that the latter has …
10 Characteristics of Jungle, its Types, Weather, Landscape, …
We explain what a jungle is, what its biodiversity and temperature are like. Also, what are its characteristics, classification and more. What is the jungle?
JUNGLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
JUNGLE definition: 1. a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together: 2. an uncontrolled or…. Learn more.
10 Most Amazing Jungles Around the World - Travelstride
Jul 19, 2021 · You enter the jungle - the distant sound of a howler monkey’s whoops a distinct reminder that you are far from alone. Thousands of jungle dwellers expertly camouflaged by …
