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De Angelis, Gina

The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911

(4) 4-6 Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications series. Stock Market opens with a pallid account of 1929's "Black Thursday"; Triangle Shirtwaist contains a dramatic retelling of the factory fire. Both describe the social conditions that led up to these disasters and discuss what political and social reforms resulted from them. Illustrated with black-and-white reproductions, the books are written in utilitarian prose. Time lines are included. Stock Market contains a glossary. Bib., ind.

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