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Graceann
Nov 29, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: history
I first read Leon Stein's "The Triangle Fire," which discusses the Fire and its aftermath. I made an excellent choice in von Drehle's book as a followup because of its depth of research and its discussion of factors leading up to the fire, including the strike that preceded it. Excellent parallels are drawn between the 1911 Fire and the 2001 WTC disaster, right down to the workers being able to look out the windows at a beautiful clear day, and realizing that with the fire directly behind them, ...more
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Oct 01, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Oct 02, 2011 rated it liked it
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Aug 17, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Nov 15, 2015 marked it as thinking-about
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Apr 20, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Feb 10, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Sep 22, 2018 rated it liked it
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Oct 03, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Dec 25, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 13, 2024 marked it as to-read
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