Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" (1906)
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Exposed unsanitary conditions in Chicago meatpacking plants, leading to the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
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Was a financial expose of Wall Street banking trusts that helped prompt the creation of the Federal Reserve System in 1913
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Was a travelogue about colonial Africa that stirred U.S. interest in overseas missions and shaped early imperial debates
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Defended the Chicago meatpacking industry against muckraker attacks and helped derail federal food and drug regulation efforts
Explanation
Sinclair aimed at workers' plight; readers were horrified about food safety.