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Mar 25, 2016
Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Schu
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What an amazing story! David von Drehle clearly spent a great deal of time researching his book which truly does commemorate those that were lost in this horrible work fire. He sets the stage for the working conditions, the movement among young women to be heard for improved worker safety and shorter work days. I'm grateful for the light that von Drehle was able to shed on those that lost their lives, escaping the Mt. Vesuvius eruption to the pogroms in Russia, and coming to America for a better
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A professionally researched account of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, Manhattan, in 1911 that killed over 100 factory workers. This book is about more than just the overworked, underpaid, impoverished people who were killed in this horrible fire. It’s also a book about greed and horrible people who are willing to take advantage of the impoverished, of immigrants, of non-English speaking people, and anyone else who gets in their way of making a dollar. I’m wondering how much this ha
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Aug 23, 2020
Bianca
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