The Goose-Step: A Study of American Education by [SOCIALISM] [EDUCATION] SINCLAIR, Upton - 1923

Pasadena: by the Author, 1923. Second Edition. Four 12mo volumes (18cm), in uniform pictorial buff wrappers printed in black ink. Wrappers toned, lightly soiled; one with a small (1/4") closed chip near upper spine; Very Good. Lacking wrap-around outer jacket as described in Ahouse (never seen by us). The relatively uncommon wrappered issue, comprising the entire Second Edition of 8,000 copies. A bitter attack on the American university system, with frequent reference to Sinclair's own experiences at Columbia University and with Columbia President Nicholas Murray Butler, whom Sinclair portrays as a puppet of the city's business interests. AHOUSE A30b.