This book attempts to show what we know about life; to set the bounds of real truth as distinguished from phrases and self-deception. It is divided into four distinct parts: The...

A comedy in four acts by the famous writer Upton Sinclair

About noon of a day in May during the recent year the converted tug Uncas left Key West to join the blockading squadron off the northern coast of Cuba. Her commander was...

Hal Warner, a rich young fellow determined to find the truth for himself about conditions in the mines, runs away from home and adopts the alias Joe Smith. After being turned away...

In this 1907 novel about the extravagant life of New York City’s high society, the author of The Jungle, presents a richly detailed portrait of the wealthy elite of...

Table of ContentsPrefacePerfect HealthA Letter to the New York TimesSome Notes on FastingFasting and the DoctorsThe Humors of FastingA Symposium on Fasting recentlyDeath during...

The Machine by Upton Sinclair. which was originally published in 1912 in the collection Plays of Protest. Although it contains some of the same characters who appeared in his...

A Captain of Industry: Being the Story of a Civilized Man is a tale about a spoiled but good natured son of a corrupt industrialist who manipulates the stock market for his own...

“100%” tells the story of Peter Gudge, a poor young man who becomes embroiled in industrial spying and sabotage. Said to be based upon a real case of a bombing in San...

A classic autobiographical novel by Upton Sinclair, based on his marriage and the birth of his child.