Flesh and blood so cheap : the Triangle fire and its legacy / Albert Marrin
Object Details
- Author
- Marrin, Albert
- Subject
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire, 1911
- Contents
- Prelude : the tragic heart -- Huddled masses -- Into the magic cauldron -- Flesh and blood so cheap -- An overflow of suffering : uprising of the 20,000 -- The third gate : fire at the triangle -- A stricken conscience -- The price of liberty
- Summary
- Provides a detailed account of the disastrous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 garment workers in 1911, and examines the impact of this event on the nation's working conditions and labor laws.
- 2011
- C2011
- 20th century
- 1898-1951
- Type
- Books
- Physical description
- 182 p. : ill. ; 21 x 25 cm
- Place
- New York (State)
- New York
- New York (N.Y.)
- Title
- Flesh & Blood so cheap
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Clothing factories--Safety measures--History
- Industrial safety--History
- History
- Record ID
- siris_sil_978206
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
