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Name: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911
Author: Gina DeAngelis

📘 The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 by Gina DeAngelis

In *The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911*, Gina DeAngelis examines the devastating blaze that claimed 146 lives in a New York garment factory over the course of a summer night. Drawing on eyewitness testimony, the book presents a detailed account of the conditions that led to the rapid spread of fire through a cramped, poorly ventilated building. It also explores the inadequate safety measures and the broader impact of the disaster on fire‑prevention legislation and the labor movement in the early twentieth‑century United States.

First publish date: 2001

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Gina DeAngelis

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