Upton Sinclair

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr

  • American


Upton Sinclair was a leading member of the group of early twentieth century reformist writers and social critics which included such men as Thorsten Veblen and Max Eastman. His goal was not great literature so much as the advancement of certain ideas propounded creatively and powerfully in his novels, the best-known of which is perhaps The Jungle. Ultimately, he became one of the most influential American novelists in the area of social justice. - Robert S Gamble, architectural historian

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1878/00/00 Priscilla Harden Sinclair, Upton Beall Sinclair Sr, gives birth to a son, Upton Beall Sinclair Jr, in Baltimore, Maryland. Born
1904/00/00 Upton Sinclair works undercover for seven weeks in the meatpacking plants of the Chicago stockyards Author The Jungle Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards Chicago
1906/02/26 "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is published by Doubleday, Page and Co. Author The Jungle
1906/10/00 With proceeds from his novel "The Jungle", Upton Sinclair establishes the Helicon Home Colony (lost) in Englewood, New Jersey. Open to any white person of good moral character, the socialist community excludes people of color and Jews. Owner The Jungle Englewood, NJ New Jersey
1914/04/29 Wearing a white suit and black armband, Upton Sinclair is arrested while protesting conditions of Colorado coal miners in front of the offices of John D Rockefeller at the Standard Oil Building, New York City. Protest Organizer Wall Street Historic District New York City Ludlow Massacre
1914/05/00 Organized by Upton Sinclair, protesters dressed in black crepe picket the Standard Oil Building at 26 Broadway at Beaver St. Protest Organizer Wall Street Historic District New York City Ludlow Massacre
1914/05/02 Organized by Upton Sinclair, five silent mourners picket the Rockefeller Townhouse at 10 W 54th St (demolished, now the Museum of Modern Art's sculpture garden). Protest Organizer Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street New York City Ludlow Massacre
1942/00/00 Looking for a more secluded home away from the growing congestion of Pasadena, where he had lived since 1915, and disturbance of unwelcome guests which followed his California gubernatorial candidacy, Upton Sinclair buys a home in nearby Monrovia. Home Upton Sinclair House, Monrovia Monrovia, CA
1950/00/00 Upton Sinclair writes "Another Pamela" (1950) and then the temperance novel "The Cup of Fury" (1956) at his Monrovia home. Author Upton Sinclair House, Monrovia Monrovia, CA
1953/00/00 The Sinclairs buy a modest 1950s residence surrounded by a large brick wall at 108 N 7th St and E Roosevelt Ave in Buckeye, Arizona. Here Upton will begin writing his autobiography, "My lifetime in Letters". Home Buckeye, AZ Arizona
1967/02/17 The Sinclairs sell their house to Mr and Mrs Glen W Edwards Jr who will remove the chain link fence, replanted the lawn and make only minor interior changes. Home Upton Sinclair House, Monrovia Monrovia, CA
1968/11/25 Upton Beall Sinclair dies in a nursing home in Bound Brook, New Jersey. He is buried next to his third wife, Mary Elizabeth Willis, in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, DC. Died Rock Creek Church Yard and Cemetery Washington, DC

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The Jungle Author Book 1906/02/26
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