King Coal

King Coal is a novel by Upton Sinclair that was first published in 1917. The book is a social and political commentary on the coal mining industry in the United States during the early 20th century. The story follows Hal Warner, a young man from the East who travels to a small mining town in Colorado to work in the mines. He quickly discovers the harsh realities of life for the miners, who are exploited by the coal company and forced to work in dangerous and unhealthy conditions.As Hal becomes more involved in the miners' struggle for better working conditions and wages, he also becomes romantically involved with a local woman named Mary Burke. Together, they work to organize the miners and fight against the corrupt coal company and its hired thugs.Throughout the book, Sinclair exposes the corruption and greed of the coal industry, as well as the political and economic forces that enable it to continue. He also highlights the struggles of the working class and the need for social and economic justice.King Coal is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that remains relevant today, as issues of workers' rights, corporate greed, and environmental degradation continue to plague the coal mining industry and other industries around the world.Hal stood looking at the cheering crowd. He had time to note some of the faces upturned to him. Pitiful, toil-worn faces they were, each making its separate appeal, telling its individual story of deprivation and defeat. Once more they were transfigured, shining with that wonderful new light which he had seen for the first time the previous evening. It had been crushed for a moment, but it flamed up again; it would never die in the hearts of men--once they had learned the power it gave. Nothing Hal had yet seen moved him so much as this new birth of enthusiasm. A beautiful, a terrible thing it was!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.