I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got LickedUniversity of California Press, 1 сент. 2023 г. - Всего страниц: 272 Here, reprinted for the first time since its original publication, is muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair's lively, caustic account of the 1934 election campaign that turned California upside down and almost won him the governor's mansion. Using his "End Poverty in California" movement (more commonly called EPIC) as a springboard, Sinclair ran for governor as a Democrat, equipped with a bold plan to end the Depression in California by taking over idle land and factories and turning them into cooperative ventures for the unemployed. To his surprise, thousands rallied to the idea, converting what he had assumed would be another of his utopian schemes into a mass political movement of extraordinary dimensions. With a loosely knit organization of hundreds of local EPIC clubs, Sinclair overwhelmed the moderate Democratic opposition to capture the primary election. When it came to the general election, however, his opposition employed highly effective campaign tactics: overwhelming media hostility, vicious red-baiting and voter intimidation, high-priced dirty tricks. The result was a resounding defeat in November. I, Candidate tells the story of Sinclair's campaign while also capturing the turbulent political mood of the 1930s. Employing his trademark muckraking style, Sinclair exposes the conspiracies of power that ensured big-money control over the media and other powerful institutions. |
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CHAPTER I | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 8 |
CHAPTER III | 12 |
CHAPTER IV | 16 |
CHAPTER V | 20 |
CHAPTER VI | 26 |
CHAPTER VII | 31 |
CHAPTER VIII | 36 |
CHAPTER XXIV | 131 |
CHAPTER XXV | 136 |
CHAPTER XXVI | 144 |
CHAPTER XXVII | 148 |
CHAPTER XXVIII | 156 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 160 |
CHAPTER XXX | 166 |
CHAPTER XXXI | 172 |
CHAPTER IX | 42 |
CHAPTER X | 46 |
CHAPTER XI | 51 |
CHAPTER XII | 57 |
CHAPTER XIII | 63 |
CHAPTER XIV | 70 |
CHAPTER XV | 74 |
CHAPTER XVI | 80 |
CHAPTER XVII | 86 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 92 |
CHAPTER XIX | 99 |
CHAPTER XX | 105 |
CHAPTER XXI | 110 |
CHAPTER XXII | 118 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 124 |
CHAPTER XXXII | 179 |
CHAPTER XXXIII | 185 |
CHAPTER XXXIV | 190 |
CHAPTER XXXV | 194 |
CHAPTER XXXVI | 200 |
CHAPTER XXXVII | 204 |
CHAPTER XXXVIII | 209 |
CHAPTER XXXIX | 215 |
CHAPTER XL | 220 |
CHAPTER XLI | 224 |
CHAPTER XLII | 229 |
CHAPTER XLIII | 235 |
APPENDIX | 241 |
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