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Book Cover for: The Jungle, Upton Sinclair

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair
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Teddy Roosevelt signs the Food and Drugs Act into law(creating the FDA)after reading Upton Sinclair’s socialist manifesto ‘The Jungle’ and misunderstanding the original message. As Sinclair described; "I aimed at the public's heart and by accident hit its stomach."(1906) https://t.co/YuN6zCpe9E

Paperback, 2022

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Book Cover for: On the House: A Washington Memoir, John Boehner

On the House: A Washington Memoir

John Boehner
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Former Rep. and (future) Speaker of the House John Boehner admits to openly handing out tobacco lobbyist checks to representatives on the House floor to vote in favor tobacco subsidies. 30 years later he becomes a chairman at Reynolds America. (1995) https://t.co/vOJJVrrUad

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Book Cover for: The American Revolution: 1745 - 1784, Benjamin Franklin

The American Revolution: 1745 - 1784

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin convinces France to support the American Revolution, with the French sending financial, material, and later military support to get revenge against the British after the Seven Years war, bankrupting France in the process. (1778) https://t.co/UcNFmCcd25

Paperback, 2014

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Book Cover for: The Jungle: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), Upton Sinclair

The Jungle: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Upton Sinclair
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Teddy Roosevelt signs the Food and Drugs Act into law(creating the FDA)after reading Upton Sinclair’s socialist manifesto ‘The Jungle’ and misunderstanding the original message. As Sinclair described; "I aimed at the public's heart and by accident hit its stomach."(1906) https://t.co/YuN6zCpe9E

Paperback, 2006

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