Upton Sinclair, the Forgotten Socialist (Studies in American History)

In a long career, Upton Sinclair made himself one of the principal spokesmen of American socialism. With the decline of socialism in the USA, Sinclair's reputation as a reformer declined also. His lasting influence was to effect the transfer of socialist ideas from the moribund socialist party to a rejuvenated Democratic Party. Today Upton Sinclair is remembered as a socialist by very few.