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1) Uprising
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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.
Author
Language
English
Description
Uprising is a gripping account of a great labor upheaval that sparked unprecedented reforms for workplace safety. The year is 1910, and the working conditions at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory are deplorable. Bella, Yetta, and Jane all become passionately involved in a workers' strike-then bear witness to a catastrophic fire that changes everything.