{"product_id":"i-candidate-for-governor-and-how-i-got-licked-paperback","title":"I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames N. Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI, Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair \u003c\/b\u003e(1878-1968), novelist and journalist, is best known for his novel about the Chicago meatpacking industry, \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJames N. Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the Univesrity of Washington and author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.16 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424634429542,"sku":"9780520081987","price":66.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SmlPR2ExSjl2aGgremhlWEdBMFRaQT09.webp?v=1775599259","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/i-candidate-for-governor-and-how-i-got-licked-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}