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The Triangle Fire
by: Leon Stein

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.71041
EAN: 9780801487149
ISBN: 0801487145
Label: ILR Press
Manufacturer: ILR Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2001-04
Publisher: ILR Press
Sales Rank: 175741
Studio: ILR Press

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- Life changing book
I read an older edition of this book when I was in college. Of all the books I have ever read, this one had the most profound impact on my life...and political views. (In fact, roughly 15 years after first reading this book, I spent a lot of time searching hard-to-find titles on the internet for a copy to own.)

I still remember reading this in the college library, with tears of utter horror and sadness streaming down my face. We are quite fortunate to have the kinds of labor laws and fire safety regulations we have today.

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- This book takes you "into" the fire!! Great!
A must read for those that like to read about true U.S., non-military history. This fire was HOORRIFIC! The death of so MANY young girls is sickening - how the city officials handled this case will make you mad!

Must read book, I have kept mine for many more readings.

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- Great historical account of a true American disaster
As a Professor of Fire Science I am constantly seeking out books having to do with great historical fires in American. These books are to be used as course research papers by my students and typically are not available via the library network. I trust many of my students are buying their copies from Amazon.com a name that can be trusted.

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- Gripping account of a horrific and completely preventable event
This book is a very personal and gripping account of the fire on March 25, 1911, at the Triangle Shirtwaist company located on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the Asch building in New York adjacent to Washington Square Park, where 146 young immigrant women were either burned to death or leapt from the ledges of the building. The author had a personal involvement in this event, as he joined the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union in 1928 as a garment cutter before joining the staff of their publication Justice. The book is based primarily on newspaper accounts and interviews of many who experienced that horrific event.

The book is written as if the author was there. The horror of sixty-some people jumping, sometimes in twos. The messiness at the bottom. What befell those caught on the overloaded fire escape as it ripped from the building. He captures the anguish of those identifying bodies at ... Read More

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