Introduction
"A Nauseating Job, But It Must Be Done" Political Cartoon
President Theodore Roosevelt is holding his nose due to the foul situation found in the meat-packing houses, but also at the idea that journalists like Upton Sinclair may be "raking the muck" or stirring up trouble.
President Theodore Roosevelt taking hold of the investigating muck-rake himself in the packing-house scandal.
Upton Sinclair wrote about the horrific conditions in the meat-packing industry in his book, "The Jungle".
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