The Upton Sinclair Library

In which a young man, emboldened by youthful zeal, contemplates a delicate and risky plan to challenge the oppressive grip of the coal company, finding in the hesitant Minetti family both a warning an...

2 Kesä 22min

In which Hal grieves with Mary over the harsh realities and limited hopes within the coal-mining community, their brief intimacy clouded by secrets and silent yearnings for escape. Meanwhile, Hal’s su...

1 Kesä 17min

In which Hal Stone becomes acquainted with the rough but oddly good-natured pit-boss Alec Stone, navigating the harsh realities of coal-mining life and the complex social hierarchies among the men, wh...

1 Kesä 19min

In which Hal Minetti navigates the intricate social hierarchies and harsh realities of North Valley coal camp life, discovering the subtle tensions between ethnic groups and the oppressive conditions ...

31 Touko 17min

In which Hal befriends Old Mike, who reveals the harsh realities of coal mining contracts and the ceaseless deceit miners endure from bosses who manipulate work assignments, unpaid labour, and the wei...

31 Touko 19min

In which Hal Smith visits Mary Burke, a bright yet burdened young woman whose home life is shadowed by hardship and the pervasive troubles of drink and poverty in the mining camp, leading to reflectiv...

30 Touko 20min

In which Hal Burke delves deeper into the perilous conditions of the North Valley coal mines, learning of the lethal coal dust, treacherous gases, and the watchful company spies who enforce silence am...

30 Touko 18min

In which Hal Warner endures the harsh realities of life in a bleak coal-mining camp, gradually softening his initial disdain as he comprehends the vast, harsh world that entraps its inhabitants and th...

29 Touko 18min