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The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair’s Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics cover

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.

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Random House (NY)
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1934 California gubernatorial electionUpton SinclairOrigins of modern political campaigning

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