------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s Note: This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects. Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_. Footnotes have been moved to follow the paragraphs in which they are referenced. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GOSLINGS BOOKS BY UPTON SINCLAIR (Now in Print and Obtainable) THE GOSLINGS: 1924 HELL: 1923 THE GOOSE-STEP: 1923 THEY CALL ME CARPENTER: 1922 THE BOOK OF LIFE: 1922 100%: 1920 THE BRASS CHECK: 1920 JIMMIE HIGGINS: 1919 THE PROFITS OF RELIGION: 1919 KING COAL: 1917 THE CRY FOR JUSTICE: 1915 DAMAGED GOODS: 1913 SYLVIA’S MARRIAGE: 1913 THE FASTING CURE: 1911 SAMUEL THE SEEKER: 1909 THE METROPOLIS: 1907 THE JUNGLE: 1906 MANASSAS: 1904 THE JOURNAL OF ARTHUR STIRLING: 1903 PRINCE HAGEN: 1902 [Illustration] The Goslings A Study of the American Schools BY UPTON SINCLAIR AUTHOR OF “THE GOOSE-STEP,” “THE BRASS CHECK,” “THE PROFITS OF RELIGION,” ETC. [Illustration] UPTON SINCLAIR PASADENA, CALIFORNIA COPYRIGHT, 1924 BY UPTON SINCLAIR --- _All rights reserved._ --- First edition, January, 1924, 5,000 copies, clothbound, 5,000 copies, paperbound. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTORY ix-x