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Upton Sinclair- How he influenced Laws & Acts and changed investigative journalism.

Website1: http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/sinclair.htm

1.) Was mostly in financial trouble 2.) Was to stubborn to take any job, other then a writer 3.) Was married about 3 times (1 divorce, 2 deaths, one married 50 yrs.) 4.) 1906 published 'The Jungle'(most popular book) 5.) Led to the pure Food & Drug Act (1906) 6.) Roosevelt received many letters to reform the meat industry (Sinclair was later called to the white house) 7.) Established and supported the socialist commune 'Helicon Home colony' (Englewood N.J.) 8.) Commune for left wing writers burnt in 1907 9.) Sinclair followed the teachings of Bernarr Maccfadden developed lifelong interest in nutrition oddities (Had stomach problems) 10.) He wrote other books following 'The jungle' that made a statement 11.) 'Oil!' (1927) Is also considered a major book 12.) He later joined the socialist party (Age 24) 13.) Also a board member of the 'American Civil Liberties Union' 14.) Sinclair ran for Governor of California (1934) 15.) Got about 900,000, but failed the election 16.) Besides writing novels, he was also experimenting with Telepathy 17.) Also wrote books about psychic phenomena 18.) 'The Flivver King' (another major novel) was used for the Union organizing campaign at the Ford Motor Company 19.) In the 1940's made the Lanny Budd series 20.) Later made an autobiography

Website2: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jupton.htm

1.) Influenced by investigative journalism 2.) 'The Jungle' was rejected by 6 publishers 3.) Later decided to publish the book himself 4.) Advertised intentions in 'Appeal to reason' 5.) Roosevelt ordered investigation of the meat indestry 6.) He disapproved of the way Sinclair preached socialism in the book 7.) 'The Meat Inspection Act' was passed (1906) 8.) It proved that novelists could make change 9.) The book inspired more investigative jornalism 10.) Roosevelt was concerned about this development (Muckraking) 11.) Accepted offer from the 'Socialist party' to become candidate for congress in New Jersey 12.) Only won 750 out of 24,000 votes 13.) About 80 people joined 'Helicon Home colony' 14.) After 4 months it completely burnt down 15.) Sinclair blamed his political opponants 16.) Wife left him for poet Harry Kemp 17.) With 2nd wife moved close to New York 18.) To please Socialist friends made book 'Cry for Justice' 19.) Argued the case of WWI 20.) Sinclair wrote 'Woodrow Wilson' in argument over Eugene Debs imprisonment

Website3: http://www.ssa.gov/history/sinclair.html

1.) Pioneered the journalism known as 'Muckraking' 2.) Received Pulitzer Prize for writing a novel about Hitlers rise to power ('Dragon's Teeth') 3.) Sinclair's candidacy was opposed by every establishment force in California 4.) Democratic Party tried to derail his candidacy 5.) Could have won, but there were political errors in Judgment 6.) The aspects in his 'Epic' plan was also opposed 7.) Sinclair declared that he would defer his plan in favor of Roosevelt's solution(1934) 8.) A national Insurance system was announced 9.) This undermined the strongest issue 10.) Announced opposition to the 'Townsend' plan 11.) The Townsend Plan was based on Regressive sales tax 12.) Attacked his own core constituency by announcing this 13.) Published book about the 'epic' plan called 'I, Governor of California And How I Ended Poverty: A True Story of the Future' (1933) 14.) Following the election he wrote the book 'I, Candidate for Governor and How I Got Licked' 15.) 1936 made a different version of the 'I, Governor' book 16.) It was titled 'We, People of America and How We Ended Poverty: A True Story of the Future' 17.) Sinclair got 37% of the vote 18.) The media and propaganda smeared Sincairs campaign 19.) The campaign set off battles between the Democratic Party and other small groups 20.) Sinclair was call a 'Red' and a 'Crackpot'

Website4: http://baltimoreauthors.ubalt.edu/writers/uptonsinclair.htm

1.) Wrote over 90 books and novels 2.) Intended to write about the plight of the working class 3.) But he was shocked about the health conditions in the meat industry 4.) Roosevelt called Sinclair to the White House 5.) He wanted Sinclair's advice on how to make the inspections safer 6.) Sinclair gave much influence to the Pure food and Drug Act 7.) Sinclair was considered 'The King of Muckraking' 8.) No one can tell whether Muckraking is a complement or a insult 9.) Born into poverty 10.) Had rebellious aptitude toward polite society (as a child) 11.) The family started to gain wealth 12.) It was then lost in the Civil war 13.) Paid for college by writing fiction and ethnic jokes in newspapers and magizines 14.) Completed Columbia University 15.) Payed the bills by writing novels 16.) EPIC= End Poverty In California 17.) Sinclair found this organization during the Great Depression 18.) Conflicted with Roosevelts New Deal Plan 19.) EPIC was found to be popular with Great Depression victims 20.) Died at Somerset Valley nursing home in Bound Brook