King Coal
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A fellow determined to find the truth for himself about conditions in the mines, runs away from home and adopts the alias "Joe Smith." After being turned away by one coal mine for fear of Hal being a union organizer, he gets a job in another coal mine operated by the General Fuel Company, or GFC. In the mines he befriends many of the workers and realizes their misery and exploitation at the hands of the bosses. What he found there was abhorrent -- thus begins the tale of unionization and the advocacy workers' rights. Unionization, however, is easier spoken of than it is accomplished. It was a ...
Chapters (130)
- KING COAL
- A NOVEL
- INTRODUCTION
- BOOK ONE — THE DOMAIN OF KING COAL
- SECTION 1.
- PINE CREEK COAL CO. PRIVATE PROPERTY TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN
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- SECTION 3.
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- BOOK TWO — THE SERFS OF KING COAL
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- BOOK THREE — THE HENCHMEN OF KING COAL
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- BOOK FOUR — THE WILL OF KING COAL
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- POSTSCRIPT
- COLORADO MINE WORKERS ASK LEAVE TO STRIKE [BY A. P. NIGHT WIRE]
- THE END
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