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...
Factories
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Auteur:Sun, Irene YuanSommaire:Will Africa be the world's next hub of manufacturing? China is answering in the affirmative and investing accordingly. This book dispels the notion that this crucial story is merely about China's exploitation of Africa's resources,...
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Auteur:Paterson, KatherineSommaire:Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
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When the new owners of Boot Creek's French fries factory want to close it down, it is a disaster for the town. Soon gravestones start flying through the air, a long-forgotten crime is uncovered and a nuclear bomb brings new meaning...
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Auteur:Clemens, JudySommaire:Casey Maldonado’s life is over—at least as she knows it. In one brief moment of fire and wrenching metal, everything important was gone. The car manufacturer was generous with its settlement, but it can never be enough. Her family and...
