{"product_id":"2026200007219-secondhand-the-jungle","title":"The Jungle","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 73rd impression\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of American muckraking literature, The Jungle chronicles the harrowing journey of Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant who arrives in early twentieth-century Chicago with dreams of prosperity, only to be crushed by the brutal realities of the meatpacking industry. With unflinching and visceral detail, Sinclair exposes the savage exploitation of immigrant workers, the corruption of capitalism, and the appalling unsanitary conditions of the stockyards that shocked the nation upon the novel's publication in 1906. The tone is urgent and morally impassioned, driving readers through scenes of poverty, despair, and systemic injustice with the force of a social manifesto. Sinclair argues passionately for socialist reform, using Jurgis's suffering as a vehicle to indict an economic system that devours the vulnerable in pursuit of profit. A foundational text in both American literature and the history of labor rights, The Jungle remains as powerful and relevant today as when it first ignited public outrage and helped spur landmark food safety legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887882481883,"sku":"2026200007219-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e54cb78b-1a59-410b-81f8-ad8dcdc905b0.png?v=1781747691","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007219-secondhand-the-jungle","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}