One of the most prolific writers in the history of American letters, Upton Beall Sinclair published ninety books and thousands of essays over the course of his career, most of his work focusing on the need for social and political reform. Born on September 20, 1878, in Baltimore, Maryland, Sinclair entered City College of New York at the age of fourteen and published pieces in several magazines while still an undergraduate.
He began work toward a master's degree at Columbia University but left in 1901 without completing the program. That same year his first novel, Springtime and Harvest, was published, but neither it nor any of his three subsequent novels met with favorable critical response.
With the publication of his fifth novel, The Jungle, in 1906, Sinclair suddenly established a reputation as one of.....
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