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By Frances Fisher


Upton is a world renowned writer and author of several books and works of literature. This author is credited for the creation of at least one hundred books, which are all classified into numerous genres. It was in the earlier portion of the twentieth century when he first rose to fame, but his works continues to be of much significance and importance in present times. He was born in Maryland, Baltimore and died at the ripe age of ninety in New Jersey.

It was due to his first publication in nineteen six that he achieved worldwide acclaim and recognition. During the span of his long standing career, he managed to publish around 100 books, which continue to be read and referenced today by various educational institutions and avid readers. As such, this listed below are the top seven novels authored by Upton Sinclair.

One of his most popular works is The Jungle, which is a fictional narrative that managed to expose the poor conditions that immigrants were subjected to when they begun to work in factories. These factories were involved in supplying the meat people bought from the supermarket and groceries. Due to this narrative, officials began to consider its content and investigated numerous businesses. Subsequently, this lead to the creation of new laws in this industry.

He also authored numerous series and one of them was the Lanny Budd series. The last one was appropriately titled The Return of Lanny Budd, which continued the story of a presidential agent awoken from his self induced retirement. The plot mainly took place after the effects of World War II and is considered an excellent ending to the long standing series.

King Coal is a fairly popular work of art that much like the first novel he released, was an implication of the working conditions people were forced in. However, this one focused on the workers you would typically find in various mining and coal sites during the period of nineteen ten, seven years before the novel was first published. Although it did not garner the same effect as his first attempt, it was still a successful release garnering him much praise.

Another one of his works that was initially self published is entitled Mental Radio. The contents of this literature focus on his second wide named Mary Craig Sinclair and her various psychic medium capabilities. This was written during the time Mary was severely depressed and become highly interested in the occult. Albert Einstein created a preface written entirely in German, to express how much he liked and admired this work.

The Flivver King is a piece of historical fiction first published in 1937 and contained one hundred and nineteen pages. It contained a compilation of stories involving Henry Ford and a character he made up, named Abner Shutt. The message it tried to portray was how the practice of scientific management was applied to numerous factories, including one owned by Ford himself.

As the name suggests, The Fasting Cure had a large interest in fasting and its effects. It contained theories and beliefs that various cultures and religions had associated with it. During the time of its release, it was highly regarded as a great work of literature and was praised by scholars and critics. In fact, Upton himself stated that he expected the textbook to be used in the Russian school system.

Mammonart was published in 1925 and is a socialist commentary on pop culture. It berated fellow authors who used cheap thrills and weak plots to gain profit and fame. The content was based on statistics, facts, and his owned formed opinions based on those facts.




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