... worked alongside "muckracking" journalists, which was a first for a president, to inform the public of the corruption in the meat packing industry. Together they were able to gather multiple stories to show the public that though the main problem stems from those companies in the "Beef Trust" in Chicago, the issue spread across the nation, but they never ... ...

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... was best known for his novel, The Jungle, which he wrote in 1906. In the novel, Sinclair uncovered unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry and rallied American against the horror stories and demanded change. Directly after the publishing of The Jungle, the Pure Food and Drug Act established the Food and Drug Administration, which tested and approved drugs before they went ... ...

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