TY - BOOK ID - 77871966 TI - I, candidate for governor : and how I got licked AU - Sinclair, Upton AU - Gregory, James N. PY - 1994 SN - 0520913523 0585079285 9780520913523 9780585079288 0520081978 0520081986 PB - Berkeley : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - Governors KW - Mass media KW - Mass communication KW - Media, Mass KW - Media, The KW - Communication KW - Kings and rulers KW - Public officers KW - Election KW - History KW - Political aspects KW - Sinclair, Upton, KW - Stirling, Arthur, KW - Sinkler, Ėpton, KW - Fitch, Clarke, KW - Garrison, Frederick, KW - Sinclair, Upton Beall, KW - Sinḳler, Eypṭon, KW - סינקליר, אייפטאן KW - סינקליר, אייפטאן, KW - סינקלער, אופטאן, KW - סינקלער, אייפטאן KW - סינקלער, אייפטאן, KW - סינקלער, אפטאן KW - סינקלער, אפטאן, KW - סינקלער, אפטון KW - סינקלער, אײפטאן KW - סינקלער, א. KW - סינקלער, עפטאן KW - סינקלער, ע. KW - סינקלר, אופטון KW - סינקלר, אפטון KW - סינקלר, אפטון, KW - 辛克萊, KW - California KW - Alta California (Province) KW - CA KW - Cal. KW - Cali. KW - Calif. KW - Californias (Province) KW - CF KW - Chia-chou KW - Departamento de Californias KW - Kʻaellipʻonia KW - Kʻaellipʻonia-ju KW - Kʻaellipʻoniaju KW - Kalifornii KW - Kalifornii︠a︡ KW - Kalifornija KW - Ḳalifornyah KW - Ḳalifornye KW - Kālīfūrniyā KW - Kaliphornia KW - Karapōnia KW - Kariforunia KW - Kariforunia-shū KW - Medinat Ḳalifornyah KW - Politeia tēs Kaliphornias KW - Provincia de Californias KW - Shtat Kalifornii︠a︡ KW - State of California KW - Upper California KW - Πολιτεία της Καλιφόρνιας KW - Καλιφόρνια KW - Штат Каліфорнія KW - Калифорния KW - Калифорнија KW - Калифорнии KW - Каліфорнія KW - קאליפארניע KW - קליפורניה KW - מדינת קליפורניה KW - كاليفورنيا KW - カリフォルニア KW - カリフォルニア州 KW - 캘리포니아 KW - 캘리포니아 주 KW - 캘리포니아주 KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - 1865-1950 KW - 20th century american literature. KW - 20th century american politics. KW - american politics. KW - california. KW - democrat. KW - dirty tricks. KW - elections. KW - end poverty in california. KW - epic clubs. KW - epic movement. KW - governor. KW - great depression. KW - gubernatorial. KW - journalist. KW - leftist politics. KW - media hostility. KW - muckraker. KW - political election. KW - political literature. KW - political movement. KW - political science. KW - politics. KW - powerful institutions. KW - primary election. KW - red baiting. KW - run for governor. KW - the jungle. KW - unemployment. KW - united states of america. KW - utopia. KW - voter intimidation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77871966 AB - 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. ER -