Category: History Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishers
ISBN-10: 1599350998
Type: Non-Fiction
Copyright: 2008
A detailed and riveting account of the events that led up to and followed the biggest workplace tragedy in New York prior to 9/11.
The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911 killed nearly 150 people who either were locked into the fire and burned to death or leaped from the windows 9 stories up. The tragedy of this fire brought about changes in workplace conditions and new laws about building safety and regulating working situations so that people wouldn't be locked into unsafe sweatshops. Received starred review from School Library Journal.
This book explores how U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy failed to stand up to Soviet aggression during the early Cold War—despite America's overwhelming nuclear advantage.
