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The Triangle Fire
Leon Stein
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Description for The Triangle Fire
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
March 25, 2011, marks the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, in which 146 garment workers lost their lives. A work of history relevant for all those who continue the fight for workers' rights and safety, this edition of Leon Stein's classic account of the fire features a substantial new foreword by the labor journalist Michael Hirsch, as well as a new appendix listing all of the victims' names, for the first time, along with addresses at the time of their death and locations of their final resting places.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780801477072
SKU
V9780801477072
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99-1
About Leon Stein
The late Leon Stein was the editor of Justice, the official publication of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. He was also the editor of Out of the Sweatshop: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy. Michael Hirsch is a labor journalist and coproducer of the 2011 HBO documentary Triangle: Remembering the Fire. William Greider, national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine, ... Read more
Reviews for The Triangle Fire
Stein recreates the tragic events of the fire in all their dramatic intensity. His moving account is a work of dedication.
New York Times Book Review
Stein suggests that the fire alerted the public to shocking working conditions all over the city and helped the unions organize the clothing industry, but his good taste keeps him from selling ... Read more
New York Times Book Review
Stein suggests that the fire alerted the public to shocking working conditions all over the city and helped the unions organize the clothing industry, but his good taste keeps him from selling ... Read more