Trouble at the Mines [Library Binding]

Doreen Rappaport (Author), Joan Sandin (Author)

Book Description

Rosie and her family are caught up in the Arnot, Pennsylvania, mining strike of 1899-1900, led by the union organizer Mother Jones.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5 The 1899 Arnot (Pa.) coal miners' strike is the basis for the plot of this personal narrative of Rosie Wilson, the daughter of a miner. When the mine owners refuse to negotiate and make the necessary safety repairs, the miners strike. They solicit the assistance of Mary Harris (Mother) Jones, the wayfaring spokesperson for laborers and union organizer, and she whips the community into a unified force. Meanwhile, the Wilson family is split into factions by their differing views of labor organization. At best, this is mediocre historical fiction. In the ``Author's Note,'' Rappaport mentions that she reconstructed this story from articles in the Blossburg Advertiser , evidently a local period newspaper. However, the only documentation located that relates to this story is the Arnot strike and Mother Jones's tactical dishpan armies. The remainder of this storycharacters, dialogue, and extraneous actionis assumed to be fictitious. The writing is melodramatic and insipid. Readers are not given enough background information, and the lack of character development hinders interest. Mary Beth Burgoyne, Mesa Public Library, Ariz.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 85 pages
• Publisher: Ty Crowell Co (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0690044461
• ISBN-13: 978-0690044461
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,164,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Doreen Rappaport is known for her ground-breaking approach to multicultural history and stories for young readers. In her many award-winning books, she brings attention to not-yet-celebrated Americans, along with well-known figures.

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