Byline: Upton Sinclair; 1905-02-25; Appeal to Reason; pages 1, 2
Report: "The Jungle: A Story of Chicago" - Upton Sinclair - Appeal to Reason
Tags: Chicago, meatpacking, Packingtown, The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
"Marija was too eager to see that others conformed to the proprieties to consider them herself. She had left the church last of all, and, desiring to arrive first at the hall, had issued orders to the coachman to drive faster. When that personage had developed a will of his own in the matter, Marija had flung up the window of the carriage, and, leaning out, proceeded to tell him her opinion of him, first in Lithuanian, which he did not understand, and then in Polish, which he did."
Description:The first chapter in the original serial that became Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle."
Rights: public domain