Uprising

Description:

In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.

subjects: Historical fiction,  Children's fiction,  New york (n.y.), history, fiction,  Juvenile fiction,  Immigrants,  Factories,  Labor disputes,  Strikes and lockouts,  Fire, 1911,  History,  Fiction,  Triangle Shirtwaist Company,  Labor, fiction,  Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire (1911) fast (OCoLC)fst01355168

Places: New York (N.Y.),  New York (State),  New York

Times: 1898-1951