Classics Illustrated #9: The Jungle (Classics Illustrated Graphic Novels, 9)

Classics Illustrated #9: The Jungle (Classics Illustrated Graphic Novels, 9) by Sinclair, Uton. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781597071925.

The Jungle recounts the shocking tales of immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his family, who find themselves at the mercy of a brutal system in the stockyards of Chicago. The original books expose of the dangerous and unsavory practices in the meatpacking industry created a public furore that led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. The mood and atmosphere of the times is captured beautifully by Peter Kupers artwork.