The fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers, is one of the worst disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and the disaster, which brought attention to the labor movemen
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781416911722
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication Date: 01-18-2011
Pages: 352
Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 12 - 15 Years
About the Author
Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.