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Há 19 horas · The imagery and word-play in the titles of most of the books in Upton Sinclair's "Dead Hand" series tend to be easy enough for the reader to grasp, even after a century. When he titles his book on American higher education The Goose-Step , few in the audience for which he intended the book are likely to be thrown.
Há 4 dias · Upton Sinclair. Novelist Upton Sinclair spent time working undercover at a Chicago meatpacking plant while writing his novel, The Jungle (1906). Sinclair’s novel inspired readers to demand that the government establish stricter food safety regulations. Upton Sinclair, portrait bust, by Studio at 56 Fifth Ave., N.Y., date unknown.
Há 2 dias · In her powerful and inspirational speech at the 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration, Liberty Hill President & CEO Shane Murphy Goldsmith encourages the Liberty Hill community to “keep building the good.”. Watch Shane’s full speech to hear more about her call to action and vision for a better future for all Angelenos.
Há 1 dia · Upton Sinclair, a prominent author and political activist, put forward the "End Poverty in California" plan during his campaign for governor of California. Sinclair's proposal included a wide range of reforms, including the establishment of state-run industries and cooperative ventures, with the aim of eradicating poverty and unemployment.
Há 19 horas · The book reflects on Upton Sinclair’s century-old classic The Jungle, in which immigrant workers toil for meagre wages in filthy and dangerous Chicago slaughterhouses. In the decades after Sinclair’s book became a runaway bestseller, workers unionized and working conditions and wages in slaughterhouses improved dramatically.
Há 19 horas · The link between crime and wealth, therefore, is a complicated one. In some cases, it is a matter of the relative impact. Rich people can shrug off small crimes that attract financial penalties ...
Há 4 dias · There Will Be Blood, American period drama film released in 2007 that was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and is loosely based on the first 150 pages of Upton Sinclair’s 1927 novel Oil!
