Editing Upton Sinclair (section)

===Lanny Budd series===
Between 1940 and 1953, Sinclair wrote a series of 11 novels featuring a central character named Lanny Budd. The son of an American arms manufacturer, Budd is portrayed as holding in the confidence of world leaders, and not simply witnessing events, but often propelling them. As a sophisticated socialite who mingles easily with people from all cultures and [[socioeconomic]] classes, Budd has been characterized as the antithesis of the stereotyped "[[Ugly American (epithet)|Ugly American]]".<ref>{{Cite news| title = Upton Sinclair: Revisit to Old Hero Finds He's Still Lively | first = Julie | last = Salamon | author-link = Julie Salamon | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/22/books/22sala.html | newspaper = The New York Times | date = 22 July 2005 | at = Books | access-date = 21 January 2010 | ref = Salamon }}</ref>

Sinclair placed Budd within the important political events in the United States and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. An actual company named the [[Budd Company]] manufactured arms during World War II, founded by [[Edward G. Budd]] in 1912.

The novels were bestsellers upon publication and were published in translation, appearing in 21 countries. The third book in the series, ''[[Dragon's Teeth (novel)|Dragon's Teeth]]'' (1942), won the [[Pulitzer Prize for the Novel]] in 1943.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Brennan |first1=Elizabeth A. |last2=Clarage |first2=Elizabeth C. |title=Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners |year=1999 |publisher=Oryx Press |location= Phoenix |isbn=978-1-57356-111-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofpulitze00bren/page/493 493] |url= https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofpulitze00bren |url-access=registration |access-date=29 November 2011 }}</ref> Out of print and nearly forgotten for years, ebook editions of the Lanny Budd series were published in 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.openroadmedia.com/series/the-lanny-budd-novels/| website= openroadmedia.com| title= The Lanny Budd Novels Volume One by Upton Sinclair| format= Review| access-date= February 5, 2016| archive-date= February 5, 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160205141026/http://www.openroadmedia.com/series/the-lanny-budd-novels/| url-status= dead}}</ref>

The Lanny Budd series includes:

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* ''[[World's End (Sinclair novel)|World's End]]'', 1940
* ''[[Between Two Worlds (novel)|Between Two Worlds]]'', 1941
* ''[[Dragon's Teeth (novel)|Dragon's Teeth]]'', 1942
* ''[[Wide is the Gate]]'', 1943
* ''[[Presidential Agent]]'', 1944
* ''[[Dragon Harvest]]'', 1945
* ''[[A World to Win (Sinclair novel)|A World to Win]]'', 1946
* ''[[Presidential Mission]]'', 1947
* ''[[One Clear Call]]'', 1948
* ''[[O Shepherd, Speak!]]'', 1949
* ''[[The Return of Lanny Budd]]'', 1953
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