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A Spirit to Ride the Whirlwind
Twelve-year-old Binnie, whose mother runs a company boarding house in Lowell, Massachusetts, begins working in a textile mill and is caught up in the 1836 strike of women workers.
205 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1981
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November 15, 2012
Interesting book
May 4, 2022
Perhaps readers into this particular subject and era might find this enjoyable. To me, the book seemed to drag on forever without a spark of hope or accomplishment to lighten the dreary feel. The only upbeat moments were between Binnie and Packy--other than that, it was a struggle to finish. I also question the use of a twelve year old girl for this story. I realize girls worked the factories young back then, but her narrative made her sound much older.
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