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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Donna Getzinger (2008, Hardcover)

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PublisherReynolds Incorporated, Morgan

ISBN-101599350998

ISBN-139781599350998

eBay Product ID (ePID)65685169

Product Key Features

Book TitleTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Publication Year2008

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Fire Science, Labor & Employment

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History

AuthorDonna Getzinger

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2008-004077

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal974.7/1041

Grade ToUP

SynopsisAt the beginning of the twentieth century, factory owners treated their workers with little regard. They paid meagerly, demanded long hours without breaks, and took little care for the safety of their employees. In crowded New York City, this was especially true. However, the poor in the city were relieved to simply have a job, so they were in no position to complain about how they were treated. Apart from a few strikes, workers generally accepted their lot, ignoring their unsafe environments. In 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, a clothing company located in the top floors of a New York high rise. The fire spread fast, and soon the factory's workers, mostly immigrant women, faced death by fire, and their only way out was through the windows, some ten stories off the ground. Through heroic efforts, some were saved. Many were not. The tragedy of the fire resonated throughout all of New York City, alerting people to the horrible conditions of workers. Activists and reformers took the fire as a sign that things must change, and the aftermath of the tragedy changed the face of American industry. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberF128.5.G48 2008