Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Flames of Labor Reform (American Disasters) [Hardcover]

Michelle M. Houle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2002 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: American Disasters

Discusses the 1911 fire that killed 146 New York garment factory workers, the conditions that led up to it, and some of the legislation that came about to prevent the occurrence of similar disasters.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-On March 25, 1911, it took about half an hour for a fire to start, spread, kill 146 people, and be extinguished. Lasting labor reform came about because of this disaster. Readers are exposed to the dreadful and, by today's standards, underhanded and illegal working conditions of immigrants (here, mostly women). The short chapters are enlivened with period photographs, including a horrific view of the bodies of women who had leaped to their deaths to escape the flames. Although the text is easy to read, the horror is not sugarcoated.
Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766017850
• ISBN-13: 978-0766017856
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,818,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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