Triangle : the fire that changed America / David Von Drehle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Drehle, David, 1961-

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Triangle Shirtwaist Company--Fire, 1911.

Triangle Shirtwaist Company.

Fires--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Fires.

Labor laws and legislation.

History.

Clothing factories.

Industrial safety.

New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Clothing factories--New York (State)--New York--Safety measures--History--20th century.

Labor laws and legislation--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

New York (N.Y.)--Biography.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2003]

Summary:

- Von Drehle gained access to the long-last trial transcripts, enabling him to create an accurate account of the fire and the subsequent and scandalous trial.-Von Drehle provides the most complete list of the victims, weaving their biographies throughout the story to make for a riveting and human narrative.-Von Drehle reveals the conflict of interests that influenced the trial judge's decision, favoring the Triangle Shirtwaist Company's owners.-Triangle intimately connects the social world of the victims, the unions, and New York City politics to explain why this disaster was so noteworthy in our nation's history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-325) and index.

ISBN:

0871138743

OCLC:

51613955