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by Leon Stein (Author), William Greider (Introduction) "THE FIRST TOUCH of spring wanned the air..." (more)
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for the student of disasters, November 1, 2002
By Barbara Higgins (Norristown, PA USA) - See all my reviews
Once I opened this book, I was hooked. The author's writing style grips you by the throat and drags you along with the survivors and the victims of this horrific yet history-making catastrophe! Every time you go into an office building and see a glowing exit sign, idly note that the doors have crash bars and open into the stairwell, or brush up against a fire extinguisher or hose cabinet, you'll remember why they're now mandated to be there. This disaster should never have happened, and this book explains why and how steps were taken to keep it from happening again. But it is also a book about people--those who made it out alive and those who didn't, and the little choices that made the difference.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Leon Stein is a genius, January 28, 1998
By L. Rawles (Middle of the Middle, USA) - See all my reviews
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I used this book to write a 33 page paper concerning the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. It is not only fascinating, but the most thorough work on this tragic subject I could find. He is a fantastic author and documentarian.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Labor at a Crisis Moment, April 2, 2005
Leon Stein is a marvelous story-teller, who in THE TRIANGLE FIRE, shows incredible restraint. Given his pro-union, pro-labor background, you can almost hear him checking himself--holding back from screaming at an anti-labor era in America that caused so many needless deaths and injuries. Published on, roughly, the 50th anniversary of the disaster, Stein presents a story of young immigrant girls standing up against sweatshop atrocities, only to find themselves, in the case of the girls laboring at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, pushed further down. The account of the disaster is appropriately harrowing.

William Greider's introduction, although occassionally heavy-handed, makes the reader wonder how much things have improved now that we are almost marking the 100th anniversary of that awful day.

Also, it would be worthwhile to read this in conjunction with David von Driehle's superb "Triangle: The Fire that Changed America".

Rocco Dormarunno, author of "The Five Points".
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We are now approaching the hundreth anniversary of the Triange Fire, and, as with all historical events, time is slowly wiping out evidence it ever happened. Read more
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I read an older edition of this book when I was in college. Of all the books I have ever read, this one had the most profound impact on my life...and political views. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book takes you "into" the fire!! Great!
A must read for those that like to read about true U.S., non-military history. This fire was HOORRIFIC! Read more
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As a Professor of Fire Science I am constantly seeking out books having to do with great historical fires in American. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping account of a horrific and completely preventable event
This book is a very personal and gripping account of the fire on March 25, 1911, at the Triangle Shirtwaist company located on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the Asch building... Read more
Published on April 23, 2007 by One Man's View

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The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire killed 146 young women, mostly immigrant girls, in one of the worst factory fire disasters in American history. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The First Comprehensive Telling of the Tale
Leon Stein had the advantage of speaking with some of the survivors, and he is an excellent conduit through which they tell their story. Read more
Published on January 25, 2006 by Graceann Macleod

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I just finished reading this book in order to gain more back ground information for a paper I am in the midst of writing. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A historical treasure
I teach fire history and I found the book to be an invaluable resource highlighting one of Americas worst tragedies. Read more
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