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Upton Sinclair
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In 1906, Sinclair wrote The Jungle,
revealing the artocities in the meat
packing industry.
Sinclair was born
on 9-28-1878 in
Baltimore, Maryland.
Oil (1927) was about a young
man whose father was an oil
tycoon. His sympathy for the workers
caused fights between father and son.
On September 20, 1878, Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland into a poor, lower class family.
Most Famous Work
In 1906, Sinclair would write his most popular work: The Jungle.
Upton Sinclair
American novelist and socialist activist
Famous Quote
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it.