Upton Sinclair

The Jungle - The Bedford Series in History and Culture Upton Sinclair

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-391) and index. Biographical Note: CHRISTOPHER PHELPS is associate professor of History at The Ohio State University at Mansfield. A specialist in twentieth-century American intellectual and political history, he is the author of "Young Sidney Hook: Marxist and Pragmatist" (1997), in addition to numerous journal articles and reviews. Most recently, he edited and introduced Max Shachtman's "Race and Revolution" for Verso (2003). He has twice received the Fulbright Award: in 2000 to teach American philosophy and intellectual history in Hungary, and in 2004-2005 to serve as Distinguished Chair in American Studies for Poland. Table of Contents: Contents Foreword Preface A Note about the Text PART ONE Introduction: Upton Sinclair and the Social Novel Into "The Jungle "Muckraking and Reform in the Progressive Era The Politics of Socialism and Labor The Novel as Social History: Immigration, Ethnicity, Gender, and Race in "The Jungle The Jungle "as Literature Upton Sinclair and the Legacy of "The Jungle "Is It Still True? PART TWO "The Jungle" PART THREE Related DocumentCharles P. Neill and James Bronson Reynolds, "Conditions in Chicago Stock Yards, "June 4, 1906 Appendixes An Upton Sinclair Chronology (1878-1968)"" Questions for Consideration Selected Bibliography"" Index Contributor Bio:  Sinclair, Upton Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), novelist and journalist, is best known for his novel about the Chicago meatpacking industry, ""The Jungle"." A paperback edition of his ""I, Candidate for Governor"" is available from California. Jules Tygiel is the author of ""The Great Los Angeles Swindle: Oil, Stocks, and Scandal during the Roaring Twenties"" (paperback California, 1996) and ""The Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy"." He is Professor of History at San Francisco State University. Contributor Bio:  Phelps, Christopher Phelps teaches history at Ohio State University.