The Moneychangers

<p>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 The Jungle exposed conditions in the U.S. meat-packing industry and years later he earned a Pulitzer Prize for his series tale Dragon's Teeth.</p><p> </p><p>In The Money Changers Sinclair explores the Wall Street panic of 1907 in novel form exposing greed and corruption within the American system.</p><p> </p><p>Originally published a century ago it's a cautionary tale with a theme that could have been ripped from today's headlines. Allan Montague is a prosperous New York lawyer trying to help an old friend from Mississippi who's just moved to the city.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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>