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208 pp.
| Houghton |
November, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-395-88892-1$$20.00
(2)
4-6
Each chapter of this well-designed book recounts an important labor battle of the nineteenth or early twentieth century and explores the role that child workers played in it. Liberally illustrated with black-and-white archival photographs, the compelling text documents these events through the involvement of specific children who were empowered by their quest for civil rights. A time line is included. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2000