Sinclair, Upton 1878-1968 creator Brandes, Georg 1842-1927 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Coal Release date is 2005-02-01 Text file produced by Eric Eldred, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger David Widger, Eric Eldred, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Coal mines and mining -- United States -- Fiction Coal miners -- United States -- Fiction Labor movement -- United States -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7522 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7522 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133208.0 7522