A Crossroads Resource
Unit VII: What, Then, Is This American? ca. 1865 - 1900
Question/Problem 10: Describe the working conditions in factories in the
late 19th century.
Excerpts from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Select excerpts that describe working conditions in the meat packing plant
from the novel _The Jungle_ by Upton Sinclair written in 1906. The story
is about the hero and his family who live in Packingtown and work at
Durhams Meat Packing Company. Little by little the hero learns about the
plant and the people who work there.
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