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The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
66 days •
ⓘ 1906 • A stark look at the harsh conditions facing immigrants in industrialized America at the turn of the 20th century. Its disturbing depictions of the meatpacking industry spurred the creation of Federal food safety laws.
Sister Carrie
Theodore Dreiser
61 days •
ⓘ 1900 • Seeking her fortune and the realization of her American Dream, Caroline Meeber leaves her rural home for Chicago. The big city threatens to destroy both her and those around her.
Deadly City
Paul W. Fairman
6 days •
ⓘ 1953 • Chicago is empty. Deserted. The five people who remain must survive the forces that wiped out the city.
Twenty Years at Hull House
Jane Addams
35 days •
ⓘ 1910 • The memoir of social worker, sociologist, philosopher and reformer Jane Addams focusing on the settlement house she created in Chicago.
1001 Afternoons in Chicago
Ben Hecht
29 days •
ⓘ 1921 • A collection of sketches of Chicago from Ben Hecht's Chicago Daily News column. "Journalism extraordinary; journalism that invaded the realm of literature."
The Pit
Frank Norris
42 days •
ⓘ 1903 • Greed and power drive a businessman to risk the futures of others as his wife is tempted to destroy their marriage.
Poetry
Voltairine de Cleyre
11 days •
ⓘ 1911 • Collected works of prominent American anarchist Voltairine de Cleyre whose poetry touches on women's liberation, anti-capitalism, and anti-clericalism.
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