Volunteers outside the USA: Upton Sinclair died in 1968. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 70 years for authors who died after 1971; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/oilnovel0000sinc/page/n5/mode/2upThe two main characters of “Oil” are James Arnold Ross, called “Dad”, and his son James Jr., called “Bunny”. The book is loosely
based on a real character (Edward L. Doheny) and some real events and locations, mostly in Southern California. The period was
World War 1, and the events were not unlike those of the Teapot Dome Oil Scandal during the Harding administration. Like many of
Sinclair’s novels, themes concern social conflicts and injustices, labor vs. management, democracy vs. socialism, and morality vs.
immorality. In this story, Bunny’s father is a very successful oil entrepreneur, and ultimately a millionaire. There is great love
between Bunny and his father, but over time, Bunny begins to question his father’s ethics. Bunny is a seeker for truth, throughout the
story, as he grows through several decades—as a youth, as a soldier, as a college student, and as a wealthy oil producer. Religion
plays a big role in the story, as one of the characters becomes a charismatic evangelist preaching a new faith, “the third revelation.”
The film “There Will Be Blood” bases much of its story on this book. (Summary by Bob Rollins)
Target completion date: 2023-12-31
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Genres for the project: Historical Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: historical fiction; coorperate corruption
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of Oil !. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Oil !, by Upton Sinclair. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of Oil !, by Upton Sinclair. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Oil !, by Upton Sinclair."
Filename: oil_##_sinclair_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. oil_01_sinclair_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: craigdav1
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.