Upton Sinclair
American novelist and muckraking journalist whose The Jungle exposed conditions in Chicago meatpacking plants and led directly to the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. He ran for Governor of California in 1934 nearly winning. He said he aimed for the heart but hit the stomach.
Works
- The JungleNovel exposing labor exploitation and dangerous conditions in the meatpacking industry
- Oil!Novel about corruption and social injustice in the California oil industry
- BostonNovel depicting the trial of anarchists accused of murder in Boston
- King CoalNovel exploring labor struggle and exploitation in coal mining communities
- Dragon's TeethNovel following the rise of Nazism and its impact on a German family
- The Brass CheckInvestigative work exposing corruption and corporate misconduct in the press