King Coal [electronic resource] : A Novel
Sinclair, Upton2014
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Well known for The Jungle, his scathing exposé of the Chicago meatpacking industry at the turn of the twentieth century, Upton Sinclair here takes on yet another massive industry: coal mining. Based on the 1914 and 1915 Colorado coal strikes, King Coal describes the abhorrent conditions faced by workers in the western United States' coal mining industry during the 1910s. The story follows Hal Warner, a rich man looking to get a better view of the lives of commoners. It is a tale of struggle, threats, and violence, of hardened men and the advocacy for workers' rights. In this business, the road to unionization is a rocky one.
Main title:
King Coal [electronic resource] : A Novel / Upton Sinclair
Author:
Sinclair, Upton, AuthorGardner, Grover, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Biography/History:
Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) was a journalist, a prominent social and political activist, and the author of over two dozen books, including the novel Dragon's Teeth, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943. He is perhaps best known for The Jungle, the dramatic exposé of the Chicago meat-packing industry that prompted the investigation by Theodore Roosevelt that culminated in the pure-food legislation of 1906.
ISBN:
9781483009766
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
327738
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | Libby, by Overdrive - eAudiobook |