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Trouble at the mines
By Rappaport, Doreen & Sandin, Joan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-69004-445-4
- Publisher
- New York : Crowell, c1987.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1987
Gr 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...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
