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I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked
Here, reprinted for the first time since its original publication, is muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair's lively, caustic account of the 1934 election campaign that turned California upside down and almost won him the governor's mansion.
Using his "End Poverty in California" movement (more commonly called EPIC) as a springboard, Sinclair ran for governor as a D...more
Using his "End Poverty in California" movement (more commonly called EPIC) as a springboard, Sinclair ran for governor as a D...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
December 16th 1994
by University of California Press
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Prolific American author who wrote over 90 books in many genres and was widely considered to be one of the best investigators advocating socialist views and supporting anarchist causes, he achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the 20th century.
He gained particular fame for his novel, The Jungle (1906), which dealt with conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry and c...more
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He gained particular fame for his novel, The Jungle (1906), which dealt with conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry and c...more
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