About the book: 1981 / The novel "King Coal" not only exposes the arbitrariness of US entrepreneurs, but also shows the struggle of workers against it. The facts of modern American reality confirm the topicality this work; and now we can repeat the words of the author: “The life described in the book “King Coal” is currently lived by hundreds of thousands of men, women and children in this “free” country.” The novel was written in 1917, published in this edition in 1981.