The Money Changers - by Upton Sinclair (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published in 1908, this cautionary novel from the author of <i>The Jungle</i> explores corruption within the American system as a group of power brokers joins forces for personal gain, triggering a crash on Wall Street.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In the early part of the twentieth century, Upton Sinclair earned a reputation as a prolific writer, committed socialist, and political activist. He gained enormous popularity when his eloquent 1906 novel <i>The Jungle</i> exposed conditions in the U.S. meat-packing industry, and years later, he earned a Pulitzer Prize for his series tale, <i>Dragon's Teeth.</i> In <i>The Money</i> <i>Changers, </i> Sinclair explores the Wall Street panic of 1907 in novel form, exposing greed and corruption within the American system. Originally published a century ago, it's a cautionary tale with a theme that could have been ripped from today's headlines.<br>Allan Montague is a prosperous New York lawyer trying to help an old friend from Mississippi who's just moved to the city. Young widow Lucy Dupree, whose beauty makes men's hearts skip a beat, is eager to move forward and establish herself in the right social circles. As a favor, Montague offers to help Lucy sell a block of stock. But with that one transaction, they unwittingly become tangled in a web of unscrupulous power brokers who've concocted a daring scheme to manipulate the stock market for personal gain. If their plan succeeds, a rival trust company will fall, sparking a Wall Street bloodbath . . . and financial chaos throughout the world!<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Upton Sinclair was a prolific author, committed socialist, and political activist who gained enormous popularity when his 1906 novel <i>The Jungle </i>exposed conditions in the U.S. meat-packing industry. In 1943, he earned a Pulitzer Prize for his series tale, <i>Dragon's Teeth.</i>
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