King Coal A Novel

Author : Khalehla Litschel
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781525516764

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King Coal by Khalehla Litschel Pdf

King Coal presents the rich history of Alberta coal mining, and the people and culture that emerged out of the industry, from the 1870s through to the modern era. King Coal invites the reader to discover Alberta’s coal history, its triumphs and tragedies, and its legacy in the province today. Uniquely, the book’s carefully researched historical sources are augmented by a vision of the era imagined through a fictional account of the author’s coal mining ancestors, as well as a variety of poetry, song lyrics, archival and modern photographs, and appendices that contain maps, charts, and links to multiple museums and historic sites around the province. These features of the book complete a full portrait of miners and their families, presenting how they lived and worked, the innovations they created, the tragedies they endured, and the life cycles experienced in the towns where they lived—including those boom and bust towns that have disappeared from the Canadian landscape. Made to feel like insiders in a different time, readers will emerge from King Coal with an excellent view of the social side of coal mining in Alberta, a time in Canada’s history when Coal was King.

Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465505583

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King Coal: A Novel by Upton Sinclair Pdf

Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-01T21:43:50Z
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:B00E75F21926DED9

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King Coal by Upton Sinclair Pdf

King Coal explores the lives of coal miners in early 20th century America. The story follows a privileged student who takes a job as a miner to gain firsthand experience of harsh conditions and mistreatment of workers. The protagonist is shocked by what he discovers and becomes an advocate for the miners, leading them in their fight against the mine owners and the political system that supports them. Sinclair’s writing style is known for its vivid descriptions and its ability to bring to life the characters and their struggles. Like much of his work, King Coal is a fictitious account of real issues. The novel is based on the author’s research in Colorado during the coal strikes of 1913–14, and is considered a classic of the muckraking genre that exposed the social and economic problems of the time. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547176572

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King Coal by Upton Sinclair Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "King Coal" (A Novel) by Upton Sinclair. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Khalehla Litschel
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781525516740

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King Coal by Khalehla Litschel Pdf

King Coal presents the rich history of Alberta coal mining, and the people and culture that emerged out of the industry, from the 1870s through to the modern era. King Coal invites the reader to discover Alberta’s coal history, its triumphs and tragedies, and its legacy in the province today. Uniquely, the book’s carefully researched historical sources are augmented by a vision of the era imagined through a fictional account of the author’s coal mining ancestors, as well as a variety of poetry, song lyrics, archival and modern photographs, and appendices that contain maps, charts, and links to multiple museums and historic sites around the province. These features of the book complete a full portrait of miners and their families, presenting how they lived and worked, the innovations they created, the tragedies they endured, and the life cycles experienced in the towns where they lived—including those boom and bust towns that have disappeared from the Canadian landscape. Made to feel like insiders in a different time, readers will emerge from King Coal with an excellent view of the social side of coal mining in Alberta, a time in Canada’s history when Coal was King.

Author : UPTON. SINCLAIR
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033386197

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KING COAL by UPTON. SINCLAIR Pdf

Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : Ozymandias Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781531280482

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King Coal by Upton Sinclair Pdf

King Coal is based on the 1914 and 1915 coal strikes and follows Hal Warner, a rich man who wanted a look into commoners' lives. 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 dangerous task -- for the leaders of the coal mines were hardened men, men who would not stop at petty threats and minor violence...

Author : Upton Sinclair,Georg Morris Cohen Brandes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Coal mines and mining
ISBN : OCLC:313455156

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King Coal by Upton Sinclair,Georg Morris Cohen Brandes Pdf

Author : Huw Beynon,Ray Hudson
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839767982

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The Shadow of the Mine by Huw Beynon,Ray Hudson Pdf

No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday – and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday, the heroics and betrayals of the Miners’ Strike, and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. Coal was central to the British economy, powering its factories and railways. It carried political weight, too. In the eighties the miners risked everything in a year-long strike against Thatcher’s shutdowns. Their defeat doomed a way of life. The lingering sense of abandonment in former mining communities would be difficult to overstate. Yet recent electoral politics has revolved around the coalfield constituencies in Labour’s Red Wall. Huw Beynon and Ray Hudson draw on decades of research to chronicle these momentous changes through the words of the people who lived through them. This edition includes a new postscript on why Thatcher’s war on the miners wasn’t good for green politics. ‘Excellent’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Brilliant’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ‘Enlightening’ GUARDIAN

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:644111004

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King Coal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nick Piggott
Publisher : Banovallum
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911658638

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The Rise and Fall of King Coal by Nick Piggott Pdf

Deep-mined coal is no longer produced in the United Kingdom - the last of the country's collieries was closed at the end of 2015, causing the sun to set on a vast industry that at one time boasted 3,000 mines and employed well over a million workers. The Rise and Fall of King Coal tells the fascinating story of coal... from its origins in prehistoric swamps to its early primitive mining methods and to its role as the mineral that fueled the Industrial Revolution and put the 'Great' into Britain. It explores the history and operation of the collieries and their railways, explains the location of the coalfields and examines the hazards, hardships, disputes and tragedies that were part of every miner's life. Finally, with Britain now possessing only a handful of opencast and tiny drift mines while still importing millions of tons of coal from overseas, the UK's energy policy is examined at a time when many Britons are worrying whether it is sufficiently fit for purpose.

Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : Boulder : Colorado Associated University Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : American fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003801961

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The Coal War by Upton Sinclair Pdf

The son of a prominent coal magnate, Hal Warner is horrified by the dangerous working conditions, long hours, and starvation wages endured by the men who toil in his family's mines. He tries to rouse other members of his privileged class to a similar state of indignation, but soon faces a much more severe test of his progressivism. When a labor group organizes a massive strike and the mining companies respond with punishing brutality, Hal's commitment to the cause of reform becomes a matter of life and death.

Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798640558487

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King Coal Upton Sinclair by Upton Sinclair Pdf

In 1917, Upton Sinclair published a fiction novel king Coal. The novel describes the poor working conditions in the coal mining industry in the western United States during the 1910s, from the perspective of a single protagonist, Hal Warner. We have formatted the book for an easy reading experience if you enjoy historic classic literary work.

Author : Upton Beall Sinclair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:490569717

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King Coal by Upton Beall Sinclair Pdf

Author : Anthony Seaton
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780465920

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Farewell, King Coal by Anthony Seaton Pdf

In writing this account of the rise and decline of the coal industry and its effects on the health of the miners, of those who worked with coal products and of almost all of us who have breathed in the pollution from its combustion, Professor Seaton points to the often hidden adverse consequences of transformative technologies.