King Coal : a novel by Upton Sinclair
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"King Coal: a novel by Upton Sinclair" is a novel published in 1917 that exposes the brutal working conditions in western American coal mines during the 1910s. Based on the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strikes, it follows wealthy young Hal Warner, who disguises himself as "Joe Smith" to work undercover in the mines. There he witnesses exploitation, corruption, and dangerous conditions firsthand. When a mining disaster strikes, Hal must choose between his privileged
life and the workers' struggle for justice and dignity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Brandes, Georg, 1842-1927 |
| Title | King Coal : a novel |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Coal |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Eric Eldred, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Credits |
David Widger, Eric Eldred, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Coal mines and mining -- United States -- Fiction |
| Subject | Coal miners -- United States -- Fiction |
| Subject | Labor movement -- United States -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 7522 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 717 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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