One of this man's lesser known novels is about a white man who discovers while doing research on his family that he has African-American heritage and thus begins to think of himself as black. Another of this man's novels is about the head of the Revelation Automobile Company, who marries the beautiful socialite Fran Voelker. Yet another novel explores reporter Doremus Jessup who becomes opposed to the political stances of Buzz Windrip. Besides Kingsblood Royal and It Can't Happen Here, this author is better known for tracing the lives of various Midwesterners from the state of Winnemac, many of whom either live in or 
One of this man's lesser known novels is about a white man who discovers while doing research on his family that he has African-American heritage and thus begins to think of himself as black. Another of this man's novels is about the head of the Revelation Automobile Company, who marries the beautiful socialite Fran Voelker. Yet another novel explores reporter Doremus Jessup who becomes opposed to the political stances of Buzz Windrip. Besides Kingsblood Royal and It Can't Happen Here, this author is better known for tracing the lives of various Midwesterners from the state of Winnemac, many of whom either live in or visit the large city of Zenith, including the titular characters Samuel Dodsworth and Martin Arrowsmith. For 10 points, identify this American author who satirized small town life with such novels as Main Street and Babbitt.
One of this man's lesser known novels is about a white man who discovers while doing research on his family that he has African-American heritage and thus begins to think of himself as black.
Sinclair Lewis