| | [[File:EPIC1934.jpg|thumb|300px|Socialist Upton Sinclair won the Democratic primary for governor in 1934, but voters saw through his fantasies and elected the conservative Republican Frank Merriam.]] | | [[File:EPIC1934.jpg|thumb|300px|Socialist Upton Sinclair won the Democratic primary for governor in 1934, but voters saw through his fantasies and elected the conservative Republican Frank Merriam.]] |
| − | '''Upton Sinclair''' (September 20, 1878 - November 25, 1968) was an American [[Socialist]] writer and politician, best known for ''The Jungle'' (1908), a "muckraking" book about the meat packing industry. While it is the book he is remembered for today, he wrote several others that were best-sellers of their time. In total he wrote over 90 books, most quite obscure today. | + | '''Upton Sinclair''' (September 20, 1878 - November 25, 1968) was an American [[Socialist]] writer and politician, best known for ''[[The Jungle]]'' (1908), a "muckraking" book about the meat packing industry. While it is the book he is remembered for today, he wrote several others that were best-sellers of their time. In total he wrote over 90 books, most quite obscure today. |