King Coal (American Classics Series)
by Upton Sinclair
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Author: Upton SinclairEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-16
ISBN: 143826982X
Number of pages: 222
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Book Review: King Coal
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this book to be a truly captivating representation of the hypocrisy and oppression that the early 20th century coal miners encountered. While the plot is not as notable as his earlier work, The Jungle; King Coal is laced with it's own gruesome depiction of the corruption caused by greed and apathetic treatment toward the mine workers.
Upton Sinclair devoted his life to exposing the flaws of big industry and I think everyone could benefit from reflecting on his work.
I would also recommend Germinal by naturalist, Emile Zola or The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The latter book illustrates the life of a family of sharecroppers during the Dust Bowl while the former concerns the lives of workers in the French mines.
Summary of King Coal (American Classics Series)
King Coal is a book by Upton Sinclair, first published in 1917, that exposes the dirty working conditions in the coal mining industry in the western United States during the 1910's. As in an earlier work, The Jungle, Sinclair expresses his socialist viewpoints from the perspective of a single protagonist, Hal Warner, caught up in the schemes and plots of the oppressive American capitalist system. The book itself is based on the 1914-1915 Colorado coal strikes.Literature & Fiction Books
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