This is a biography of Upton Sinclair, prolific writer of novels and nonfiction who is known for his steady espousal of socialism and his concern with social and political problems. His best-known book, "The Jungle", created a sensation when it was published and influenced the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act. The contents include: Preliminary Explanations; Southern Beginnings; Adolescent Discoveries; The Young Hack; The Artist in Revolt; Thyrsis; Thyrsis and Corydon; The Journal of Arthur Stirling; Manassas; The Jungle; Love's Pilgrimage; King Coal; Jimmie Higgins; The Book of Life; The Great Pamphlets; and Oil.
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Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1970), 194pp, blue cloth, usual lib. markings, top corners slightly bumped, slight shelfwear to cover, a few paint splatters to cover, no dj, contents clean. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 15-0419