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ctsnowman

(1,903 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2013, 06:57 PM Dec 2013

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Just finished it for the second time. Does anyone know of something similar? Preferably set after 1880 but not required.

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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (Original Post) ctsnowman Dec 2013 OP

For a similar period specific MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #1

Thanks that looks like just what I wanted. ctsnowman Dec 2013 #2

"The Octopus: A Story of California," by Frank Norris. . . Journeyman Dec 2013 #3

Thanks for the post. ctsnowman Dec 2013 #4

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)

1. For a similar period specific

Reply to ctsnowman (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 07:01 PM

Dec 2013

book, "How the other half lives" maybe.

ctsnowman

(1,903 posts)

2. Thanks that looks like just what I wanted.

Reply to MyNameGoesHere (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 07:05 PM

Dec 2013

Oh and thanks. Sorry I didn't say it the first time.

Journeyman

(15,038 posts)

3. "The Octopus: A Story of California," by Frank Norris. . .

Reply to ctsnowman (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 07:22 PM

Dec 2013

Sister Carrie, by Theodore Dreiser

Neither is exactly like Sinclair's work, but they both deal with similar periods and issues.

A more modern book, set in the same time period but published in 1976, one that tells a magnificent story, is Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. It's a pro-peace novel, considerably different from an anti-war tale.

ctsnowman

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4. Thanks for the post.

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 07:24 PM

Dec 2013

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