were representatives of the Lithuanian American Council, The United Food and Commercial Workers, The Food and Drug Administration, the Illinois Center for the Book, and officials from the City of Chicago. The ceremony took place at 2 pm on Thursday, June 23 at the Union Stockyard Gate, Exchange Avenue at Peoria Street. The novel has become required reading for many American high school students. The novel chronicles Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant, in his quest for the American Dream in the filthy Chicago stockyards. Looking for books by Sinclair Lewis See all books authored by Sinclair Lewis, including It Cant Happen Here, and Main Street, and more on. The novel chronicles Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant, in his quest for the American Dream in the filthy Chicago stockyards. The book exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry and is said to have influenced President Theodore Roosevelt in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. This site commemorates the centennial of the novel The Jungle (1906) by Upton Sinclair. Partners: Illinois Center for the Book, the Lithuanian American Council, the Food and Drug Administration, Union Food and Commercial Workers, and the Weidman Family Bringing in the Money: How Friends and Foundations Can Find Funding & Grants.NEW! The Library Ecosystem: ONE VOICE for Advocacy.

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