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Author:

Anderson, Tanya.

Title:

Gunpowder girls : the true stories of three Civil War tragedies / Tanya Anderson.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Quindaro Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

153 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Gunpowder industry--History--United States--History--19th century.
Women--History--United States--History--19th century.
Ammunition--History--19th century.
United States--War work.--Civil War, 1861-1865--War work.
United States--Women.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women.
Gunpowder industry--History.
Women--History.--United States--History.
Ammunition--History.
United States--War work.--1861-1865, Civil War--War work.
United States--Women.--1861-1865, Civil War--Women.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-148) and index.

Summary:

"With thousands of men off fighting in the Civil War, the government hired women and girls--some as young as ten--to make millions of rounds of ammunition. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were killed, blown up and burned beyond recognition. . . . 'Gunpowder Girls' is a story of child labor and immigrant hopes and the cruel, endless demands of an all-consuming war"--Amazon.com.

Indexed by:

School Library Journal, October 2016
School Library Journal

ISBN:

1946248088
9781946248084

Locations:

ZKPC437 -- Logan Public Library (Logan)