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In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daught...

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Main Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2007]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Factories > Juvenile fiction.
Labor disputes > Juvenile fiction.
Strikes and lockouts > Juvenile fiction.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Fire, 1911 > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Juvenile fiction.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Fiction.
Immigrants > Fiction.
Factories > Fiction.
Labor disputes > Fiction.
Strikes and lockouts > Fiction.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Fire, 1911 > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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Summary:In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.
Physical Description:346 pages ; 22 cm.
Audience:012 and up.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1416911715 (alk. paper)
9781416911715 (alk. paper)