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  2. Upton Sinclair - Wikipedia

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    Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres.

  3. The Jungle - Wikipedia

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    The Jungle is a novel by American muckraker author Upton Sinclair, known for his efforts to expose corruption in government and business in the early 20th century. [1] In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks gathering information while working incognito in the meatpacking plants of the Chicago stockyards for the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason, which published the novel in serial form in 1905.

  4. The Goose-Step (book) - Wikipedia

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    The Goose-step: A Study of American Education is a book, published in 1923, by the American novelist and muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair.It is an investigation into the consequences of plutocratic capitalist control of American colleges and universities.

  5. 1934 California gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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    The campaign of the century: Upton Sinclair's race for governor of California and the birth of media politics (Random House, 1992). Rising, George G. "An EPIC Endeavor: Upton Sinclair's 1934 California Gubernatorial Campaign." Southern California Quarterly 79.1 (1997): 101–124. online

  6. End Poverty in California - Wikipedia

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    The campaign of the century: Upton Sinclair's race for governor of California and the birth of media politics (New York: Random House, 1992). Sinclair, Upton. The Literary Digest, October 13, 1934 End Poverty in California: The EPIC Movement; Sinclair, Upton. Gregory et al., eds. "Upton Sinclair's End Poverty in California Campaign".

  7. Boston (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Sinclair met with attorneys in New York City to make final changes to the text to allay their fears of libel suits. [12]The novel first appeared serially in The Bookman between February and November 1928 under the title "Boston, a Contemporary Historical Novel" and was then published in 2 volumes by Albert & Charles Boni that same year.

  8. Oil! - Wikipedia

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    Oil! is a novel by Upton Sinclair, first published in 1926–27 and told as a third-person narrative, with only the opening pages written in the first person. The book was written in the context of the Harding administration's Teapot Dome Scandal and takes place in Southern California. It is a social and political satire skewering the human ...

  9. The Cup of Fury (book) - Wikipedia

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    One of the most amazing books that I have seen is The Cup of Fury by Upton Sinclair. He is a vigorous writer whose works have had far-reaching effects on social and political life in our ... Berry, Graham (August 26, 1956). "Upton Sinclair Near 78 and He's Still Crusading". Los Angeles Times. p. B6. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.