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Book Title: Upton Sinclair : California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual
Item Length: 8.6in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 5.6in.
Author: Lauren Coodley
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Sociology / General, Journalism, Literary, American / General, Social Activists
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 258 Pages
