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Upton Sinclair was born on September 28, 1878 to a poor family in Baltimore Maryland.
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Upton Sinclair moved to New York at the age of 1.
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Sinclair was a brilliant young man and he went to New York City College when he was only 14 years old. He also began his writing career while trying to make a living. (This date is just an estimate and is not historically accurate)
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(Exact date is unknown, this is just an estimate)
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Sinclair met these socialist authors who eventually became his role models. Through this event and many others, Sinclair became a socialist.
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This book would eventually be come to known as The Jungle. He was originally assigned to write a story of the lives of immigrants in Packingtown.
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After seven weeks of research and writing, Sinclair finally finished his book.
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Sinclair's book was the second most influential book to society. It directly affected Roosevelt's (Teddy) descisions to pass these laws.
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After being rejected by six publishers and publishing the book himself, Sinclair finally found a publisher that would publish his book. (dates are only estimates)
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Sinclair ran as the socialist canidate for governer of California, but lost.
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