This book has been reprinted with the permission of John Weidman and Jeff Weidman, c/o Elizabeth Berney, Esq., The Literary Resources Agency. Grateful acknowledgement is made to Sue Presnell, Reference Associate, and Julie Simic, Public Service Assistant, at the Lilly Library at Indiana University, Bloomfield, Indiana, for their help in securing information and permissions about the original play and novel. The Lilly Library, one or the largest archives of Upton Sinclair materials, also provided the photo of Upton Sinclair. Others who helped make this endeavor possible include Dan Simon, publisher, Kera Bolonik, editor, Miranda Ottewell, copy editor; and Nicole Dewey, marketing director, all of Seven Stories Press; Publishers Group West, distributors; and Sandra Scott Jensen who created the cover design and for her assistance in keyboarding the original manuscript.