The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
By: Adam R. Schaefer.
Series: Landmark events in American history
Publisher: World Almanac Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911 -- Juvenile literature.; Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911.; Clothing factories -- New York (State) -- New York -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Labor laws and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Industrial safety -- History.; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Explains the circumstances that led to the tragic 1911 garment factory fire that killed 146 people, examines the role of unions and reformers, and details how public opinion eventually forced state governments to legislate for safe working conditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.