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Review "A tremendous piece of work." "Nation""Grover Gardner does a superb job narrating, always conveying the humanity of the main characters while capturing the humor of the many caricatured stereotypes." "SoundCommentary.com""Grover Gardner plays it straight in a solid and believable performance that will engage listeners with its simplicity and earnestness...Gardner never fails to deliver with passion and vigor." "AudioFile""He does his little bit of muckraking...but the glorious story of the oil man and his son rushes on. It is a marvelous panorama of Southern California life. It is storytelling with an edge on it." "New Republic""Sinclair's 1927 novel did for California's oil industry what The Jungle did for Chicago's meatpacking factories." "Library Journal" Product Description Upton Sinclair interweaves social criticism with human tragedy to create an unforgettable portrait of Southern Californias early oil industry in this gripping tale of avarice, corruption, and class warfare. About the Author Upton Sinclair (18781968) was a journalist, a prominent social and political activist, and the author of over two dozen books, including the novel Dragon's Teeth, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943. He is perhaps best known for The Jungle, the dramatic expos of the Chicago meatpacking industry that prompted the investigation by Theodore Roosevelt that culminated in the purefood legislation of 1906.Grover Gardner is an awardwinning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the Best Voices of the Century and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.
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- Q: Who is the author of this audiobook? A: The author is Upton Sinclair. He is known for his significant contributions to social criticism and literature.
- Q: What is the genre of this audiobook? A: The genre is classics. It explores themes of avarice, corruption, and class warfare.
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- Q: What themes are explored in this audiobook? A: The audiobook explores themes of avarice, corruption, and class warfare in the context of Southern California's oil industry.