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Author Houle, Michelle M.

Title Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire : flames of labor reform / Michelle M. Houle.

Publication Info. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, [2002]
©2002

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 974.7 HOULE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J974.7 HOU    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series American disasters
American disasters.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents Unforgettable afternoon -- Unheard warnings -- Fire! -- Fire spreads -- Alarm bells in the city -- Can there be justice? -- Other fires in the United States -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- Further reading and internet addresses -- Index.
Summary 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.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.9 1.0 61317.
Subject Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911 -- Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile literature.
Clothing factories -- New York (State) -- New York -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Labor laws and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911.
Industrial safety -- History.
ISBN 0766017850
9780766017856
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