The Upton Sinclair Library

In which the young miner Hal enters the company store and engages in a candid conversation with local men about the corrupt political control held by the coal company, revealing the tangled loyalties ...

3 Juni 18min

In which Hal encounters a union organiser whose quiet conviction and understanding of the miners’ plight challenge his preconceptions about labour agitation and solidarity. Their earnest conversation ...

2 Juni 17min

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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 20min