The Jungle (1906) is the most famous novel written by the American author Upton Sinclair. It describes the life of a family of Lithuanian immigrants working in Chicago's Union Stock Yards at the end of the 19th century. Depicting, in drastic tones, poverty, the complete absence of social security, the scandalous living and working conditions, the lack of hygiene, and generally the utter hopelessness prevalent among the have-nots, which is contrasted with the deeply-rooted corruption on the part of the haves, The Jungle is a major critique of capitalism and an important example of the "muckraking" tradition begun by journalists such as Jacob Riis. The book's underlying message is that socialism is the only effective tool with which to fight unfettered capitalism and the only true remedy available to America's poor masses.

The unedited version of this novel came to light in the mid-1980s and has since been published. The book is one-third longer than the originally published release, and expands out beyond the meat packing industry into such directions as steelworking and organized crime, as well as restoring controversial details that might have harmed its chances of publication.

Public and federal response

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Sinclair’s account of workers falling into meat processing tanks and being ground, with animals parts, into “Durham's Pure Leaf Lard” gripped public attention. Foreign sales of American meat fell by one half. In order to calm public opinion and demonstrate the cleanliness of their meat, the major meat packers lobbied the Federal government to pass legislation paying for additional inspection and certification of meat packaged in the United States."Of Meat and Myth," Lawrence W. Reed, The Freeman, November 1994 Their efforts, coupled with the public outcry, led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which established the Food and Drug Administration.

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