Project Gutenberg 2005-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 199 Adams, Francis A. (Francis Alexandre) 1874 1975 Adams, Francis Alexandre The Transgressors. Story of a Great Sin. A Political Novel of the Twentieth Century Produced by Robert Shimmin, Jennifer Collins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Transgressors: Story of a Great Sin" by Francis A. Adams is a political novel written in the early 20th century. This narrative delves into the dire socio-economic conditions of coal miners in Pennsylvania, specifically highlighting the life in Wilkes-Barre, where stark inequalities exist between the wealthy coal magnates and the oppressed miners. The story follows the struggles of characters like Carl Metz and Harvey Trueman as they navigate a brewing conflict that threatens to erupt into violence, illustrating themes of exploitation, moral conflict, and the fight for justice. The opening of the novel sets the stage by vividly describing the landscape of Wilkes-Barre and its reliance on the coal industry. It introduces the harsh realities faced by the miners who work in deplorable conditions, often marginalized and exploited by the owners of the coal companies. As the narrative unfolds, tensions rise between the miners and their employers, particularly in light of the impending shutdown of several coal mines. Key interactions between characters like Metz, who is convinced of the necessity of a strike, and Trueman, the company attorney caught in a moral dilemma, foreshadow the conflict that will define the story. The chapter establishes a sense of urgency and impending confrontation, drawing readers into a world of trial and tribulation as the miners stand up against the systemic injustices imposed by the Trusts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Political fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Politics 498388 2025-10-06T10:35:20.418206 text/html 498369 498246 2024-11-06T13:51:49.388970 2023-09-07T04:22:42.988487 text/html text/html 282489 2025-10-06T10:35:29.632159 application/epub+zip 288691 2025-10-06T10:35:23.954202 application/epub+zip 260227 2025-10-06T10:35:22.684185 application/epub+zip 612813 2025-10-06T10:35:34.183206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571153 2025-10-06T10:35:28.794145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524505 2022-09-07T17:31:29.646078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445243 2025-10-06T10:35:19.985172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 425277 2024-10-28T21:40:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16959 2025-10-06T10:35:34.317090 application/rdf+xml 25235 2025-10-06T10:35:23.186149 image/jpeg 4737 2025-10-06T10:35:22.933201 image/jpeg 280151 2025-10-06T10:35:20.458233 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog