Upton Sinclair, Jr. & His Novel: The Jungle 1878 - 1968 Upton Sinclair, the man who grasped America by the stomach. His famous novel The Jungle showed how the Progressive Era was a time where the meat packaging wasn't exactly the cleanest in Chicago. This is where the problem was brought up by Upton. In our essay we plan to discuss how The Jungle has goten its fame, before and after events all leading up to a conclusion …showed first 75 words of 922 total…

…showed last 75 words of 922 total…law. In a wheelchair, attended by a nurse, daughter, and son-in-law, Mr. Sinclair stood with assistance through a special tribute to his own efforts at the start of the 20th century and shook hands after Mr. Johnson gave him one of the pens used in the signing. This was an author admired all over the world because of his ability to poke at America's way of work. He then died 11 months later in November of 1968.