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02269aam a2200373 i 4500 001 AC89C8060D1A11EBB485365D43ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201013010417 008 090929s2010 mnuab j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2009038907 020 $a 0756542979 (library binding) 020 $a 9780756542979 (library binding) 035 $a (OCoLC)436619038 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d QBX $d BTCTA $d XY4 $d DLC $d TLC $d TLC $d TLC $d TLC $e rda $d SILO 042 $a lcac 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD6250.U3 $b R63 2010 082 00 $a 331.3/1/0973 $2 22 100 1 $a Robinson, J. Dennis, $e author. $0 (DLC)no2004049699 245 10 $a Striking back : $b the fight to end child labor exploitation / $c by J. Dennis Robinson. 264 1 $a Mankato, MN : $b Compass Point Books $c ©2010 300 $a 64 pages : $b illustrations (some colored), colored maps ; $c 27 cm. 490 1 $a Taking a stand 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-63) and index. 505 0 $a Kids who work -- Caught in the machine -- Making child labor visible -- Mother Jones and Mr. Hine -- Strike! strike! -- Law of the land. 520 $a In 1790 the first water-powered mill in America was run by children, some as young as 7 years old. They were paid pennies for a work day that might last more than 10 hours. As America grew, the children's plight grew worse. Exhausted by six-day work weeks and harsh conditions, millions of young workers had no time to play or go outdoors. They had no childhood. In time children and adults fought back, and the children went on strike to protest harsh conditions. Finally, during the last years of the Great Depression, the government took action, passing the Fair Labor Act. 650 0 $a Child labor $z United States $x History $v Juvenile literature. $0 (DLC)sh 85023444 650 0 $a Strikes and lockouts $z United States $x History $v Juvenile literature. $0 (DLC)sh2010114855 650 1 $a Child labor $z United States $x History. $0 (DLC)sh 85023444 650 1 $a Strikes and lockouts $z United States $x History. $0 (DLC)sh2010114855 830 0 $a Taking a stand (Compass Point Books) $0 (local)tlcaut136905775651587 941 $a 1 952 $l DRPC413 $d 20201013030449.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AC89C8060D1A11EBB485365D43ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search