Working in the first factories
By: illustrations by Ginette Hoffmann ; text by Patrice Coupry ; translated by Christopher Sharp.
Contributors: Hoffmann, Ginette, ill.
Series: Living in another time; A Silver Burdett library selection; Des enfants dans l'histoire.
Publisher: Silver Burdett
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Morristown, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Coal mines and mining -- Europe -- Juvenile fiction.; Industries -- History -- Juvenile fiction.; Coal mines and mining -- Fiction.; Industries -- History -- Fiction.
Description: Nine-year-old Louise lives with her family in a nineteenth century coal mining community and observes changes taking place as new factories emerge and the miners rebel against their harsh working conditions. Sections of the story alternate with brief factual information on aspects of working conditions in miners and early factories.
Notes: Translation of: Au temps des premières usines.