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Revelant, see effect of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle on food safety laws, which through popular sentiment forced the US government to create the FDA. https://en
by ethbro 9y ago
Revelant, see effect of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle on food safety laws, which through popular sentiment forced the US government to create the FDA.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle
- dredmorbius 9y agoThough his intent was to create employment reforms. "Iaimed for the public's heart, and ... hit it in the stomach". http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-05-21/features/0605210414_1_upton-sinclair-trust-free http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-05-21/features/06052...
- Chardok 9y agoThat was actually a very nice read! I just finished the book and certainly remember the meat factory scenes the most, but couldn't help but feel Upton would have been disappointed from the message he was trying to ultimately convey.
- ethbro 9y agoDon't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I know he was disappointed with the outcome, but it was still an improvement during a fairly capital-friendly administration. (Though Teddy Roosevelt certainly pissed off monied interests when he felt they were acting immorally)