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Fire!
The Beginnings of the Labor Movement
By Goldin, Barbara Diamond & Watling, James
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67084-475-3
- Publisher
- London, England ; Viking, 1992.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1992
Gr 3-6 The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York is seen through the eyes of Rosie, 11. The daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, she wishes she could quit school and work in the factory like her older sister, whose descriptions of the brutal and dangerous working conditions do little to quell Rosie's desire. The sudden and disastrous fire that rips through the factory killing 146 workers opens her eyes, both to the labor movement's need to seize...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
