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The Jungle

Audiobook
Jurgis Rudkus, an impoverished Lithuanian immigrant, takes a lowly job at Brown's slaughterhouse to support his young wife and their relatives. Once admiring America for its potential, Rudkus has found opportunities to be too far out of his reach. After being evicted, Rudkus is living in a slum and deeply in debt - unable to support his family. As he attempts to make ends meet, the oppressive working conditions and crippling poverty begin to take a toll on Rudkus and his family.

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Publisher: Dreamscape Media Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781666595062
  • File size: 500230 KB
  • Release date: April 29, 2014
  • Duration: 17:22:08

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781666595062
  • File size: 500289 KB
  • Release date: April 29, 2014
  • Duration: 17:22:02
  • Number of parts: 14

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1330
Text Difficulty:10-12

Jurgis Rudkus, an impoverished Lithuanian immigrant, takes a lowly job at Brown's slaughterhouse to support his young wife and their relatives. Once admiring America for its potential, Rudkus has found opportunities to be too far out of his reach. After being evicted, Rudkus is living in a slum and deeply in debt - unable to support his family. As he attempts to make ends meet, the oppressive working conditions and crippling poverty begin to take a toll on Rudkus and his family.

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