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  2. File:Upton Sinclair - The Jungle (1920 imprint).pdf - Wikipedia

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  3. The Jungle - Wikipedia

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    The Jungle is a novel by American author and muckraking-journalist 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 Union Stock Yards in Chicago for the socialist ...

  4. 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.

  5. End Poverty in California - Wikipedia

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    End Poverty in California (EPIC) was a political campaign started in 1934 by socialist writer Upton Sinclair (best known as author of The Jungle). The movement formed the basis for Sinclair's campaign for governor of California in 1934. The plan called for a massive public works program, sweeping tax reform, and guaranteed pensions. It gained ...

  6. Helicon Home Colony - Wikipedia

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    In a 1906 article in The Independent, [2] Sinclair outlined a plan for a home colony located within one-hour of New York City.Following the model proposed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in her book The Home, Sinclair sought "authors, artists, and musicians, editors and teachers and professional men" [3] who wanted to avoid the drudgeries of domestic life.

  7. Social novel - Wikipedia

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    Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle, based on the meatpacking industry in Chicago, was first published in serial form in the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason from February 25, 1905 to November 4, 1905. [30] Sinclair had spent about six months investigating the Chicago meatpacking industry for Appeal to Reason, work

  8. 1934 California gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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    Irving Thalberg was to lead MGM's anti-Sinclair campaign and the studio recruited Carey Wilson to create a series of anti-Sinclair propaganda films. These films, directed by Felix E. Feist, included fake newsreels of Sinclair supporters who were portrayed as bums and criminals. They were shown in California movie theaters, with one episode ...

  9. File:Upton Sinclair - The Book of Life.pdf - Wikipedia

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