tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164389854778847434.post8487606956118822037..comments2009-08-29T08:58:43.932-07:00Comments on Beyond Sea Level Blog: So you say you want a revolution...Callae Frazier, Dale Tessinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897310632659450089noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164389854778847434.post-34337022466105741362009-08-29T08:58:43.932-07:002009-08-29T08:58:43.932-07:00Oh, actually his book led to the creation of the F...Oh, actually his book led to the creation of the FDA. I wasn't sure.. I had to look it up. <br /><br />sonyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164389854778847434.post-60361191750820382502009-08-29T08:55:05.057-07:002009-08-29T08:55:05.057-07:00Well, FYI, Upton Sinclair is almost single handedl...Well, FYI, Upton Sinclair is almost single handedly responsible for the revolution that brought about FDA requirements for beef in the U.S. He wrote, "The Jungle" which much like the movie Titanic, gave the facts of the event and conditions using fictional characters to represent any family/persons of that time to bring the facts to life.<br /> Upton Sinclair's book used a fictional immigrant family to bring the gruesome, unsainitary and cruel facts of the beef industry, (as well as social and employment circumstances of the era), to life. <br /> I don't remember the name of the publishing company, but in order to get his book published he had to get 500 signatures of people that said they would buy his book if it were published. <br /> Again, I don't remember the length of time from publishing to implementation of beef standards, but, once the public began to see the light, action was taken. <--- knowledge product of my English Lit. class at Northeastern Illinois University. - Sonya DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com