{"product_id":"king-coal-by-upton-sinclair-fiction-classics-literary-9781598182415","title":"King Coal by Upton Sinclair, Fiction, Classics, Literary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fellow determined to find the truth for himself about conditions in the mines, runs away from home and adopts the alias \"Joe Smith.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598182415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Upton Sinclair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378367234229,"sku":"9781598182415","price":33.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_332273ec-6708-4691-b25e-3eb9a08e5a0b.jpg?v=1701753138","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/king-coal-by-upton-sinclair-fiction-classics-literary-9781598182415","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}