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Upton Sinclair

A Norton Critical Edition
Author: Upton Sinclair
Edition Number: 1
ISBN: 9780393977790
The Jungle's influence on the "real world" is extraordinary for a literary work. Sinclair's 1906 landmark novel is credited with awakening the widespread public fury that led to the rapid passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), a watershed in consumer protection and government legislation.