Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin

Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin

On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames.  The factory was crowded.  The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside.  One hundred forty-six people--mostly women--perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history until September 11, 2001.

But the story of the fire is not the story of one accidental moment in time.  It is a story of immigration and hard work to make it in a new country, as Italians and Jews and others traveled to America to find a better life.  It is the story of poor working conditions and greedy bosses, as garment workers discovered the endless sacrifices required to make ends meet.  It is the story of unimaginable, but avoidable, disaster.  And it the story of the unquenchable pride and activism of fearless immigrants and women who stood up to business, got America on their side, and finally changed working conditions for our entire nation, initiating radical new laws we take for granted today.

With Flesh and Blood So Cheap, Albert Marrin has crafted a gripping, nuanced, and poignant account of one of America's defining tragedies.

Albert Marrin (www.albertmarrin.com) is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction books for children. The James Madison Book Prize for Lifetime Achievement and the Endowment for the Humanities Medal are two of his many awards. He splits his time between New York's Riverdale and Miami, Florida.

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ISBN 13	9780553499353
ISBN 10	0553499351
Title	Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
Author	Albert Marrin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-02-10
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Winner of Book Links Lasting Connection 2011, Winner of Booklist Children's Editors' Choice 2011, Winner of Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year 2011, Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2011, Winner of Sydney Taylor Book Award, Association of Jewish Libraries 2012, Short-listed for National Book Award 2011, Nominated for Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award., Nominated for Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for nonfiction., Nominated for NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies., Nominated for New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award 2014
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