"100%: The Story of a Patriot" by Upton Sinclair is an early 20th-century novel about Peter Gudge, whose life flips upside down when he gets mixed up in a bombing plot at a patriotic parade. Through Peter's tough times, the story looks at unfairness in society, how war affects people, and how the powerful can control those without power. The story starts with Peter Gudge, a hungry and bummed-out young man wandering around American City, thinking about how life can change in a second. His everyday problems disappear when an old woman hands him a flyer. Soon after, during the city's Preparedness Day parade, a big explosion shakes everything up. Peter gets thrown into chaos, pretending to be hurt at first to get some help and food. But things get crazy when police think he's involved in the bombing, leading to harsh questioning and threats. This sets the stage for Peter's journey from a desperate guy to someone caught up in a bigger political fight, showing the tension and social messages in Sinclair's writing.
100%: the Story of a Patriot
By Upton Sinclair
Mistaken for a bomber after a tragic parade explosion, a down-on-his-luck man must fight to clear his name amidst a web of social injustice and political manipulation.
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About the AuthorUpton Beall Sinclair Jr. was an American author, muckraker, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. was an American author, muckraker, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.
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