King Coal

Name: King Coal
Author: Upton Sinclair

by Upton Sinclair

Novel exploring labor struggle and exploitation in coal mining communities

Find on Amazon

About the author

Upton Sinclair

American novelist and muckraking journalist whose The Jungle exposed conditions in Chicago meatpacking plants and led directly to the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. He ran for Governor of California in 1934 nearly winning. He said he aimed for the heart but hit the stomach.

More by Upton Sinclair

The JungleNovel exposing labor exploitation and dangerous conditions in the meatpacking industry
Oil!Novel about corruption and social injustice in the California oil industry
BostonNovel depicting the trial of anarchists accused of murder in Boston
Dragon's TeethNovel following the rise of Nazism and its impact on a German family
The Brass CheckInvestigative work exposing corruption and corporate misconduct in the press