Upton Sinclair Biography

Upton Sinclair biography

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NAME: Upton Sinclair
OCCUPATION: Activist, Journalist, Author
BIRTH DATE: September 20, 1878
DEATH DATE: November 25, 1968
EDUCATION: College of the City of New York, Columbia University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Baltimore, Maryland
PLACE OF DEATH: Bound Brook, New Jersey
Full Name: Upton Beall Sinclair Jr.

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Upton Sinclair was an activist writer whose works often uncovered social injustices, such as in The Jungle and Boston.

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Published at Upton Sinclair's own expense after many publishers rejected it, The Jungle became a best-seller and aroused widespread public indignation at the quality of and impurities in processed meats. A long series of other topical novels followed, none as popular as The Jungle; among them were Oil! (1927), based on the Teapot Dome Scandal, and Boston (1928), based on the Sacco-Vanzetti case.