{"product_id":"king-coal-by-upton-sinclair-fiction-classics-literary-hardcover","title":"King Coal by Upton Sinclair, Fiction, Classics, Literary - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorg Brandes\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 dangerous task -- for the leaders of the coal mines were hardened men, men who would not stop at petty threats and minor violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpton Sinclair is best known for writing \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e -- a novel that exposes the practices of the meat packing industry that lead to governmental investigations and changed food laws in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537560957235,"sku":"9781598182415","price":50.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SXh4RUJaRkRmNzNBcHdCRVNrT0lxZz09.webp?v=1760813901","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/king-coal-by-upton-sinclair-fiction-classics-literary-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}