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  1. One Hundred Per Cent; The Story Of A Patriot by Sinclair Upton 1878-1968, 2010-09-29
  2. The jungle Volume 2 by Sinclair Upton 1878-1968, 2010-09-29
  3. The Cry For Justice: An Anthology Of The Literature Of Social Protest. -- by Sinclair Upton 1878-1968, 2010-09-30
  4. Tany Tsisarskoï Rodyny V Vidni: Opys Zhytia Avstriskykh Panuiuchykh .. (Ukrainian Edition) by Sinclair Upton 1878-1968, 2010-10-15
  5. 100%The Story of a Patriot. by Upton [Beall.1878 - 1968]. Sinclair, 1920
  6. A GIANT'S STRENGTH. A Three-Act Drama of the Atomic Bomb. B 666. Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. by Upton [Beall. 1878 - 1968]. Sinclair, 1948-01-01
  7. WHAT GOD MEANS To ME. An Attempt at a Working Religion. by Upton [Beall. 1878 - 1968]. Sinclair, 1936-01-01
  8. LETTERS To JUDD.An American Workingman. by Upton [Beall.1878 - 1968]. [Labor History].Sinclair, 1932
  9. Autobiography by Upton (1878-1968) Sinclair, 1962-01-01
  10. King Coal; a novel by Upton, 1878-1968 Sinclair, 2009-10-26
  11. Love 's pilgrimage; a novel [by] Upton Sinclair. by Sinclair. Upton. 1878-1968., 1911-01-01
  12. Jimmie Higgins; a story of Upton Sinclair by Sinclair. Upton. 1878-1968., 1919-01-01
  13. The metropolis. by Upton Sinclair. by Sinclair. Upton. 1878-1968., 1908-01-01
  14. Sylvia 's marriage. a novel. by Upton Sinclair. by Sinclair. Upton. 1878-1968., 1914-01-01

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22. Oil!
THE AUTHOR (back to top) Upton Sinclair (18781968), novelist and journalist, isbest known for his novel about the Chicago meatpacking industry, The Jungle.
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California Fiction

Publication Date: April 1997 Subjects: Literature Labor Studies Fiction Rights: World 528 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches Paperback
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"A marvelous panorama of Southern California life. It is storytelling with an edge on it." The New Republic Oil! remains the most ambitious Southern California novel of the 1920s. . . . Chosen by the Literary Guild, Oil! made the best-seller list. Its sales were helped along when Sinclair, hoping to get arrested, personally hawked copies of the book on the streets of Boston, after it was banned there for its outspoken advocacy of birth control."Kevin Starr, Endangered Dreams "A strange mixture of Flaming Youth, Karl Marx and the front-page stories of the last four years conspire with Mr. Sinclair to produce a novel which, structurally, is a well-built piece of work. It contains some interesting reporting on the technique of oil production, and is written in a buoyant self-confident style which goes far to win the sympathy of the reader . " New York Times "As sheer story Oil!

23. HARRIS, L., Mss.
The letters from 19311964 are those to and from Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968,author and social reformer, which Harris acquired during his research.
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HARRIS, L. MSS.
The Harris, L. mss., 1931-1977, consist of the correspondence of Leon A. Harris, 1926- , author of Dallas, Texas, engendered in the writing of his book, Upton Sinclair, American Rebel , published by Crowell in 1975 (Lilly PS3537 .I85 Z689), and drafts of the book. The letters from 1931-1964 are those to and from Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, author and social reformer, which Harris acquired during his research. The later letters to Harris are from many who knew Sinclair, were swayed (or not) by his works, or have written about him. Others are from libraries which supplied copies of Sinclair's letters and accompanied the copies with the rules and regulations regarding their use. A group of miscellaneous items associated with Harris' research include: Allatt checklist of material about Sinclair, 1963-1967. Book jackets for Upton Sinclair, American Rebel ; Books contemporary with Sinclair's life; Chronology of Sinclair's life, 1878-1968; Chronology of the United States, 1862-1968; Cicero (drama) by Sinclair, mimeo copy; Oral interviews (transcripts) with Earl Russell Browder, Melville Henry Cane, Ronald Gottesman, Carey McWilliams, David and Jean (Weidman) Sinclair, Norman Thomas, Alden Rogers Whitman; People file; Physical description of Sinclair; Publications by Sinclair, 1894-1968; The Sinclair CALM by Ronald Gottesman; Work data on research; Printed material. The drafts of Upton Sinclair, American Rebel

24. SINCLAIR MSS
Sinclair MSS. The Sinclair mss., 18901968, consist of the correspondence,writings, and papers of writer Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968.
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The Jungle , published in 1906, that he became an internationally known author. The success of this novel, which deals with the appalling conditions in the meat packing plants in Chicago, not only made Sinclair a rich man but also provided the final impetus for passage of the pure food law of 1906. With the proceeds from the sale of the novel Sinclair set up a communal living experiment called Helicon Hall in New Jersey. A fire just one year later destroyed everything and left Sinclair and his young family impoverished once again. Dragon's Teeth , won the Pulitzer prize for literature in 1943. The eleven volumes were wide-ranging historical novels presenting the political history of the Western World from 1913-1950, and they were immensely popular. After the death of his third wife in December 1967, Sinclair moved to a nursing home in New Jersey to be near his son, David, and family. He died peacefully, November 25, 1968. th birthday greetings, an EPIC organization plan, an address book, etc. Series III, Writings, is subdivided into Major full-length works; Articles, including book reviews, pamphlets, short stories, and stage and screenplays; Poems; Speeches; and Writings by others. inventory to the collection is available. The correspondence is indexed by author and recipient, accessible through the in-house Manuscripts Index in the Lilly Library.

25. Literature
Upton Sinclair (18781968) Sinclair's The Jungle (1906) was written just a littlebefore Tressell'sThe Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and there are many
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Power and the Individual in Literature
Countless works of fiction have of course dealt with social injustice and the abuse of power. European novelists of the nineteenth century seem to have been particularly aware of the societal origins of interpersonal strife and personal distress: money and power (in particular their lack) are the constant preoccupation of most of their fictional characters. Twentieth century literature, on the other hand, is far more often concerned (no doubt thanks in part to Freud) with 'psychology' and 'inner worlds'.
Relatively few writers of any era, however, attempt to go beyond the immediacy of their characters' experience and actions (in my terms 'proximal' considerations) to try to expose the more 'distal' roots of the feelings and events they describe. The plot is usually played out in the immediate relations with each other of the characters, and solutions to social predicaments will be achieved (or not) through 'relationships'. The redeeming power of love is all too often seen as the only hope (even where it fails, as in some of the twentieth century dystopias like Nineteen-Eighty-Four ). Perhaps 'distal' preoccupations simply don't fit with art: certainly when writers do try to lengthen their perspective to take in the origins of unhappiness they do so often rather at the expense of artistic merit. Following are examples of some more or less successful attempts to open up just such a perspective.

26. Historic Humanist Series: Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair (18781968). Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and socialcrusader from California who pioneered the kind of journalism
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September 1998 Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California who pioneered the kind of journalism known as "muckraking." His best-known novel was The Jungle, which was an expose of the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry. The Jungle was influential in obtaining passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. Sinclair's interests ranged over a wide variety of topics in his many books and articles. He would receive a Pulitzer Prize for a later novel about Hitler's rise to power. His contemporary, the writer Edmund Wilson, would say of him: "Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, [Sinclair] put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them." Wayne Wilson

27. History 102: Photo Gallery (by Subjects)
Sinclair, Upton, Intellectuals, Upton Sinclair 18781968 ), Socialist author. Mencken,HL, Intellectuals, HL Mencken (1880-1956), journalist, editor, and critic.
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28. American History 102 Image Gallery: Sinclair, Upton
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29. ASU West Library: Radcliffe Publishing Course - Top 100 Novels
FINNEGANS WAKE by James Joyce (18821941) West Stacks PR6019.O9 F5 1959 45. THE JUNGLEby Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) West Stacks PS3537.I85 J85 1988 * 46. MRS.
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THE GREAT GATSBY by F(rancis) Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)*
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30. Guide To The Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of America Records, 1914-1980
Schlossberg, Joseph, 18751971. Schneiderman, Rose, 1882- Seidman, JoelIsaac, 1906- Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
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31. Guide To The Theodore Dreiser Collection,1897-1983
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 18821945. Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.Whitman, Thelma Cudlipp, 1892- Wilson, Huan. Argus Book Shop.
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EAD encoding: Martin Heggestad, January 2003 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY Title: Theodore Dreiser collection, 1897-1983. Collection Number: Creator: Theodore, Dreiser 1871-1945. Quantity: 24.7 linear ft. Forms of Material: Correspondence, printed material, photographs, interviews, speeches, research notes, clippings, microfilms, an audiotape, manuscripts, phonograph records, and a film. Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Abstract: Consists mainly of letters by, to, or about Theodore Dreiser, as well as printed material, photographs, interviews and speeches of Dreiser and research notes of Dreiser scholar Robert Elias. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE American author of the naturalist school, who began as a journalist and was also active in support of communism.

32. AWG_sinclair_upton
Upton Beall Sinclair (18781968) http//www.kirjasto.sci.fi/Sinclair.htm Perhapsthe most valuable aspect of this Upton Sinclair site is the long
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33. Field, William Osgood, 1904-
and travel. Svanetia (Georgian SSR)Description and travel....... RussiaHistorySources. Sinclair, Upton, 18781968. Soviet Union
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ABSTRACT: Papers, mostly dating from the late 1920s and early 1930s, of a glaciologist and lecturer who specialized in Russian geography and culture. The collection includes notes, postcards, travel journals, photographs and motion pictures of his journeys throughout the Soviet Union, especially Georgia and its upper Svanetia (Swanetia) regions, from 1928 until the 1970s. Field's partially indexed photographs and movie film contain images of Moscow from 1929-1931 and Georgia in 1933. The photographs document local architecture, geography, and people. The collection also includes a series of 1931 letters from Upton Sinclair and others requesting financial assistance for Sergei Eisenstein's uncompleted film about Mexico, Que viva Mexico.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: The movie film is extremely fragile and not available for viewing. Patrons should contact the American Geographical Society Collection at (414) 229-3984 for information about obtaining a user copy in VHS video format.
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: William Osgood Field was born in New York City on January 30, 1904. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard in 1926. In 1929, he married Alice Withrow. He produced educational and travel motion pictures from the 1920s through the 1950s, focusing on geographical studies. He illustrated his lectures on glaciology and Russian culture with photographs from his travels. In 1946, he became head of the Department of Exploration and Field Research for the American Geographical Society and continued in this capacity until 1969. In 1957-1958, he served as chairman of the technical panel on glaciology for the U.S. National Commission for International Geophysicists. In 1970, he became part of the member council of the American Geographical Society.

34. The Power Of Fiction--Literature/U.S. History Lesson Plan (grades 9-12)--Discove
Upton Sinclair (18781968) Definition Author of The Jungle and other books, plays,and articles, all of which focused on social injustices and aimed at
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Make a list of books that convey strong social messages Discuss the literary strengths and weaknesses of these books Understand how literature reflects life and can be used as a vehicle to bring about change The class will need the following: The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair (one copy for each student) Other books with social-action themes. Discuss The Jungle , by Upton Sinclair, reviewing the main literary elements of the book: the setting, plot, characters, and central conflict. Ask students whether they think The Jungle is successful as both fiction and muckraking journalism, or just as the latter. Discuss why it is difficult for a literary work to accomplish both goals. For example, it is a challenge to dramatize social issues and make them believable. Often the characters are portrayed as symbols, rather than real people.

35. Upton Sinclair: Vida Y Obra Literaria || PCE(r)
Translate this page Upton Sinclair (1878-1968). Este novelista y escritor estadounidensenació el 20 de septiembre de 1878 en Baltimore (Maryland) y
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36. Pulitzer Prize For Fiction, 1918-2002
1944). 1944, Martin Flavin (18831967), Journey in the Dark (1943).1943, Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), Dragon's Teeth (1942). 1942, Ellen
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Year Author (Dates) Prize Work Richard Russo Empire Falls Michael Chabon Jhumpa Lahiri Interpreter of Maladies Michael Cunningham The Hours Philip Roth American Pastoral Steven Millhauser (1943- ) Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer Richard Ford Independence Day Carol Shields (1935- ) The Stone Diaries E. Annie Proulx (1935- ) The Shipping News Robert Olen Butler (1945- ) A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories Jane Smiley (1949- ) A Thousand Acres John Updike Rabbit at Rest Oscar Hijeulos (1951- ) The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love Ann Tyler (1941- ) Breathing Lessons Toni Morrison Beloved Peter Taylor (1917-1994) A Summons to Memphis Larry McMurtry (1936- ) Lonesome Dove Alison Lurie (1926- ) Foreign Affairs William Kennedy Ironweed Alice Walker (1944- ) The Color Purple John Updike Rabbit Is Rich John Kennedy Toole A Confederacy of Dunces Norman Mailer John Cheever The Stories of John Cheever James Alan McPherson (1943- ) Elbow Room: Stories No Award Saul Bellow Michael Shaara (1929-1988) The Killer Angels No Award Eudora Welty (1909- ) Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) Angle of Repose No Award Jean Stafford (1915-1979) Collected Stories N. Scott Momaday (1934- )

37. Literature @ SunSITE
Sinclair, Upton 1878-1968 American novelist and polemicist for socialism andother causes; his The Jungle is a landmark among naturalistic, proletarian
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Austen, Jane
"English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treament of ordinary people in everyday life." Encyclopaedia Britannica
Austin, Mary
"A novelist and essayist who wrote on American Indian culture and social problems." Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bierce, Ambrose
"American newspaperman, wit, satirist, and author of sardonic short stories based on themes of death and horror, whose life ended in an unsolved mystery." Encyclopaedia Britannica
Conrad, Joseph
Polish-born English novelist and short-story writer.
Crane, Stephen
"American novelist, poet, and short-story writer, best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) and The Red Badge of Courage (1895) and the short stories 'The Open Boat,' 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,' and 'The Blue Hotel.' Encyclopaedia Britannica
Douglass, Frederick
"One of the most eminent human-rights leaders of the 19th century. His oratorical and literary brilliance thrust him into the forefront of the U.S. Abolition movement, and he became the first black citizen to hold high rank in the U.S. government." Encyclopaedia Britannica
Goldman, Emma

38. Upton Sinclair
Translate this page Home_Page Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), Novelista y escritor estadounidense.Nació en Baltimore (Maryland), y estudió en las universidades
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Upton Sinclair
N ovelista y escritor estadounidense. Nació en Baltimore (Maryland), y estudió en las universidades de Nueva York y Columbia. Aunque no tuvo éxito como candidato del partido socialista para ocupar cargos políticos, sus enérgicas críticas de los abusos de la vida social y económica del país ayudaron a sentar las bases de varias reformas. En los años veinte participó en la fundación del American Civil Liberties Union (Sindicato por las libertades civiles americanas). Autor de 90 libros, Sinclair se hizo famoso con su novela La jungla (1906), en la que su exposición de las condiciones en que se encontraban los mataderos de Chicago y los abusos de la industria distribuidora de carne produjo una investigación del gobierno federal que provocó un proyecto de ley sobre la pureza de los alimentos. Publicado por cuenta propia ya que los editores se negaron a hacerlo, el libro se convirtió en un gran éxito. También escribió otras novelas de tema social y político, y estudios en defensa de la prohibición o en contra de la prensa, pero ninguno tuvo el éxito de su primera novela. De su famosa colección de once novelas sobre Lanny Budd, un adinerado agente secreto que participa en importantes acontecimientos internacionales, destacan El fin del mundo (1940) y Los dientes del dragón (1942), que trata de la Alemania nazi y fue galardonada con el Premio Pulitzer en 1943. También escribió

39. Upton Sinclair
Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. (18781968) was already a famous writer andradical when he settled in Southern California in 1915. Nine
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Upton Sinclair
"We are just about to begin the sixth year of the depression. We have one-and-a-quarter million persons dependent upon public charity, and probably as many more who are able to get only one or two days’ work a week or who are dependent upon relatives and friends. That is too heavy a burden of suffering for any civilized community to carry."
Upton Sinclair, during his race for Governor of California in 1934 Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. (1878-1968) was already a famous writer and radical when he settled in Southern California in 1915. Nine years earlier, his best-selling novel The Jungle had spurred reform of U.S. meat inspection laws and promoted passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. Sinclair was an outspoken Socialist and an activist for miners’ rights. Stormy as his life was before 1915, the years in California produced even greater controversy, and his campaign for Governor in 1934 assured him a permanent place in the state’s political history. Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 20, 1878. His grandfather and great-grandfather had distinguished naval careers (great-grandfather Commodore Arthur Sinclair fought in the first American naval battle of the Revolution). His parents were considered "impoverished Southern gentry." His father was a traveling salesman and a heavy drinker. Sinclair, a lifelong teetotaler, wrote often on the subject of alcoholism.

40. Maryland Literature & Writers
Baltimore, Maryland; Sinclair, Upton (18781968); Spires, Elizabeth (1952-);Talley, Marcia (1945-); Tilghman, Christopher; Townsend, George
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