
The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair’s Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics
Greg Mitchell
The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair’s Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics
Greg Mitchell
#3287 of 3,809 books · #1031 in History
Shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (1992).
A blow-by-blow account of the author of The Jungle's 1934 bid for governor of California describes the mudslinging campaign waged against him and how it was a precursor to today's media politics.
- Publisher
- Random House (NY)
- Genre
- Topics
- 1934 California gubernatorial electionUpton SinclairOrigins of modern political campaigning
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlisted(1992)
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