Upton Sinclair-- A Famous Person Essay
... 14. Sinclair started college by writing stories to the newspapers to raise money for his education. By the time Sinclair was 17 he worked and raised enough money and moved out on his own while he supported his parents. He started writing books and published them by 1901. He joined the socialist party along with Florence Kelley, Jack London, and Clarence Darlow. Sinclair had many people influence him such as Ida Tarbell, Ray Stannard Baker, and Frank Norris. The editor of the socialist journal Appeal to Reason Frank Warren asked Sinclair if he would expose the meat packaging industry in Chicago. Sinclair was offered with a $500 bonus for the several weeks it would take him to research for the novel. After all the research was done Sinclair tried to publish The Jungle and was denied by a total of ...