"Samuel the Seeker" by Upton Sinclair is a novel about a broke young man, Samuel Prescott, and his life in a small upstate New York town called "Lockmanville."
An ardent activist, champion of political reform, novelist, and progressive journalist, Upton Sinclair is perhaps best known today for The Jungle — his devastating...
Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore in September 1878. His father moved the family to New York City in 1888. Although his own family was extremely poor, he spent periods of time...
About noon of a day in May during the recent year the converted tug Uncas left Key West to join the blockading squadron off the northern coast of Cuba. Her commander was...
This book attempts to show what we know about life; to set the bounds of real truth as distinguished from phrases and self-deception. It is divided into four distinct parts: The...
Hal Warner, a rich young fellow determined to find the truth for himself about conditions in the mines, runs away from home and adopts the alias Joe Smith. After being turned away...
In this 1907 novel about the extravagant life of New York City’s high society, the author of The Jungle, presents a richly detailed portrait of the wealthy elite of...
Table of ContentsPrefacePerfect HealthA Letter to the New York TimesSome Notes on FastingFasting and the DoctorsThe Humors of FastingA Symposium on Fasting recentlyDeath during...
The Machine by Upton Sinclair. which was originally published in 1912 in the collection Plays of Protest. Although it contains some of the same characters who appeared in his...