[Miscellaneous materials I : circular letters and promotional materials published by Upton Sinclair] [1914-1962]

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[Miscellaneous materials I : circular letters and promotional materials published by Upton Sinclair] [1914-1962]

This collection consists of circular letters and promotional materials published and distributed by Upton Sinclair, most promoting books which were self-published by Sinclair. A few proofs are included. Items in this collection are those that are less than 4 pages long; lengthier materials from the Sinclair library have been individually cataloged. "Gottesman" numbers refer to entries in: Upton Sinclair : an annotated checklist / by Ronald Gottesman. [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University Press, c1973.

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Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968

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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his exposé, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...