The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire : core events of an industrial disaster / by Steven Otfinoski.
Material type:
TextSeries: Fact finders. What went wrong?Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2014]Description: 32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: - 1476541833 (library binding)
- 1476551324 (pbk.)
- 9781476541839 (library binding)
- 9781476551326 (pbk.)
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911 -- Juvenile literature
- Clothing factories -- New York (State) -- New York -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Industrial safety -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Labor laws and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 974.7104 O87 | Available | 33111007561521 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Whether they occur at home or in the workplace, fires are devastating events that sometimes cause the tragic deaths of innocent people. Find out what happened when a factory in New York City caught fire in the early 1900s. And discover why so many workers were unable to escape the blazing building.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fire! -- No escape -- Hope for a better future -- Other workplace fires.
"Explains the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effects"-- Provided by publisher.
RL: 3-4 ; IL: 3-6