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Author:

Marrin, Albert.

Title:

Flesh and blood so cheap : the Triangle fire and its legacy / Albert Marrin.

Edition:

First Yearling edition.

Publisher:

Alfred A. KnopfInc., ; publisher.; Random House Children's Books, ; publisher.,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

182 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Child labor--New York (State.)
Clothing factories--New York (N.Y.)--History.--History.--20th century.
Fires--Casualties--New York (State.)
Young Adult.
Women clothing workers--New York (State.)

Contents:

From the ashes -- Huddled masses -- Into the magic cauldron -- Flesh and blood so cheap -- An overflow of suffering: the uprising of the twenty thousand -- The third gate: fire at the Triangle -- A stricken conscience -- The price of liberty.

Summary:

Provides a detailed account of the disastrous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 garment workers on 1911, and examines the impact of this event on the nation's working conditions and labor laws.

ISBN:

0553499351 (pbk.) :
9780553499353 (pbk.) :

Locations:

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

VSSX062 -- Vinton-Shellsburg CSD (Vinton)