100%: The Story Of A Patriot

Description

100%: The Story Of A Patriot is a novel by American writer Upton Sinclair, first published in 1920. The book tells the story of Peter Gudge, a poor young man who becomes accidentally embroiled in industrial spying and sabotage. Whilst at a patriot rally, a bomb goes off, and Peter is taken by the police and falsely imprisoned and tortured. The Traction Trust, a shadowy organisation that acts on behalf of big business, eventually recruits him to infiltrate the local group of Socialists so they can pin the bombing on it's leader. Whilst initially doing so out of self-interest, Peter soon finds himself believing in the cause and starts to view himself as a true patriot.

This book has 96,635 words, 190 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1920.

Production notes: This ebook of 100%: The Story Of A Patriot was published by Global Grey in 2019, and updated on the 2nd November 2022. The artwork used for the cover is 'Big Eagle' by Emily Carr.