{"product_id":"2940150867246","title":"The Jungle (illustrated)","description":"Upton Sinclair's muckraking masterpiece The Jungle centers on Jurgis Rudkus, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea Lithuanian immigrant working in Chicago's infamous Packingtown. Instead of \u003cbr\u003efinding the American Dream, Rudkus and his family inhabit a brutal, soul-crushing\u003cbr\u003e urban jungle dominated by greedy bosses, pitiless con-men, and corrupt politicians. \u003cbr\u003eWhile Sinclair's main target was the industry's appalling labor conditions, \u003cbr\u003ethe reading public was most outraged by the disgusting filth and contamination \u003cbr\u003ein American food that his novel exposed. As a result, President Theodore Roosevelt \u003cbr\u003edemanded an official investigation, which quickly led to the passage of the\u003cbr\u003e Pure Food and Drug laws. For a work of fiction to have such an impact \u003cbr\u003eoutside its literary context is extremely rare. (At the time of The Jungle's\u003cbr\u003e publication in 1906, the only novel to have led to social change on a similar \u003cbr\u003escale in America was Uncle Tom's Cabin.) Today, The Jungle remains a relevant \u003cbr\u003eportrait of capitalism at its worst and an impassioned account of the human \u003cbr\u003espirit facing nearly insurmountable challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes unique illustrations.","brand":"Potter\/Ten Speed\/Harmony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109833949424,"sku":"2940150867246","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150867246_p0.jpg?v=1763755124","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150867246","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}