What is Upton Sinclair?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Upton Sinclair | image = Upton Beall Sinclair Jr.jpg | birth_name = Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|9|20|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]] | spouse = Meta Fuller (1902–11)<br> Mary Craig Kimbrough, (1913–61)<br> Mary Elizabeth Willis (1961–67) | death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|11|25|1878|9|20}} | death_place = [[Bound Brook, New Jersey]] | occupation = Novelist, writer, journalist, political activist, politician | nationality = American | notableworks= [[The Jungle]] | signature = Upton Sinclair signature.svg}} '''Upton Beall Sinclair''' (September 20, 1878 &ndash; November 25, 1968) was a [[writer]] of many works from the [[United States]]. His most famous [[book]], ''[[The Jungle]]'' from 1906, was about the American [[meat]]-packing industry. Upton Sinclair had socialist [[politics|political]] opinions. Most of Sinclair's books, including ''The Jungle'', dealt with [[social injustice]]. He also wrote a book called ''Mental Radio'' where he claimed to have conducted telepathic experiments with his wife. He wrote many other books. His book ''The Flivver King'' was about the [[Ford Motor Company]]. ''The Flivver King'' was written at the time when workers at Ford [[factory|factories]] were trying to start a [[labor union]]. He wrote a [[series]] (many books in a row) with Lanny Budd as the main character. There were eleven (11) Lanny Budd books. The Lanny Budd books were about [[current events]] in the World at the time. He later joined the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] and ran for [[governor]] of the state of [[California]] in 1934. He wanted California to start new [[business]]es which would be run by the state government. This was to help people who were [[unemployment|unemployed]] (did not have jobs) because of the [[Great Depression]]. He lost the election. He retired in the town of [[Buckeye, Arizona]]. ==Other websites== {{Commo