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'''Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr.''' (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 Beall Sinclair, Jr.''' (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.

[[File:Upton Sinclair book desk.jpg|thumb|100px|right|]]

[[File:Upton Sinclair book desk.jpg|thumb|100px|right]]

==Early life==

==Early life==

Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on  September 20, 1878, to Priscilla Harden and Upton Beall Sinclair.  He was named after his father.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_uptonsinclair.html Upton Sinclair], [[The New York Times]]</ref>

Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on  September 20, 1878, to Priscilla Harden and Upton Beall Sinclair.  He was named after his father.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_uptonsinclair.html Upton Sinclair], [[The New York Times]]</ref>