Download or read book Upton Sinclair and the Other American Century written by Kevin Mattson and published by Trade Paper Press. This book was released on 2006-04-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the publication of his ferocious expose of the Chicago meat packing industry, Sinclair gained instant fame as a formidable opponent of the powerful forces he saw oppressing the common man - from religion to unregulated capitalism. Not content to simply sit at home and write, Sinclair often took his show on the road. For the next sixty years, he seemed to be at the center of every national debate, supporting workers' rights, running as a Socialist candidate for political office, exposing corruption in industry and government, and, to the surprise of many of his fans, supporting Prohibition and, later, the cold war."--BOOK JACKET.