King Coal Book 2 - The Serfs of King Coal; Sections 32-34

In which the tense and despairing atmosphere hangs heavy around the sealed mine after a deadly explosion, with miners and their families gathering clandestinely to count the human lives at stake and to challenge the company’s version of events. Hal, stirred by a new resolve, strives to break the silence by confiding in a sympathetic reporter, but is swiftly ejected from the camp by the merciless factory marshal, revealing the iron grip of private ownership over both men and truth.