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Triangle the fire that changed America

"Sure to become the definitive account of the fire. . . . Triangle is social history at its best, a magnificent portrayal not only of the catastrophe but also of the time and the turbulent city in which it took place." --The New York Times Book Review Triangle is a poignantly detailed account of the...

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Main Author: Von Drehle, Dave (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Triangle Shirtwaist Company > Fire, 1911.
Fires > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
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.) > History > 1898-1951.
New York (N.Y.) > Biography.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : Misery Lane
  • 1. Spirit of the age
  • 2. The Triangle
  • 3. Uprising
  • 4. The golden land
  • 5. Inferno
  • 6. Three minutes
  • 7. Fallout
  • 8. Reform
  • 9. Trial
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Notes on sources
  • Selected bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index.

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