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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. (a novel).

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle chronicled the abuses and safety issues in the meatpacking industry. It told such disgusting and disturbing tales that Congress moved to regulate the industry to create consumer confidence in that industry and in government.

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