Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual

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© 2013 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska “For America,” by Jackson Browne© 1986 Swallow Turn Music. Used with permission. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Publication of this volume was assisted by a grant from the Friends of the University of Nebraska Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Coodley, Lauren. Upton Sinclair: California socialist, celebrity intellectual / Lauren Coodley. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-4382-8 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Sinclair, Upton, 1878–1968. 2. Social reformers—California—Biography. 3. Novelists, American—20th century— Biography. 4. Social change—United States—History—20th century. 5. Investigative reporting—United States—Biography. I. Title. ps3537.i85z59 2013 813'.52—dc23 [B] 2013004489 Set in Sabon Next by Laura Wellington. Designed by Nathan Putens. The kid I was when I first left home Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own But the freedom that he found wasn’t quite as sweet When the truth was known I have prayed for America I was made for America I can’t let go till she comes around Until the land of the free Is awake and can see And until her conscience has been found jackson browne, “For America” ...