{"product_id":"did-you-hear-what-happened-at-the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-new-york-s-deadliest-industrial-fire-1911-isbn-9781523535118","title":"Did You Hear What Happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?: New York's Deadliest Industrial Fire, 1911","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third book in Katie Kennedy's acclaimed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDid You Hear What Happened \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eseries becomes a deadly race against time as it follows the workers involved in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire — how they arrived there, how they were trapped there, and how the survivors fought to ensure it could never happen again. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you kill 146 people in fifteen minutes? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart with the factory owners.\u003c\/b\u003e In the first decade of the twentieth century, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris founded the Triangle Waist Company to make beautiful blouses for the modern woman. The men were ambitious, suspicious, and hard-driving, dedicated to getting every penny possible out of their workers.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdd the real shirtmakers. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Triangle employees came from Italy, Ukraine, Ireland, Russia, pouring into New York City by the tens of thousands. Many of them were young women, who thrilled at the chance to support their families and gain some independence — and who also fought to unionize for better wages and working conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrowd everyone in a tall building \u003c\/b\u003e— on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors, to be exact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLock the doors to keep the workers from leaving early. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave one fewer staircase than legally required.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet the floor fill with cloth scraps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLight a match. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third book in Katie Kennedy's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDid You Hear What Happened\u003c\/i\u003e? series traces the causes and crimes of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire — still one of the deadliest industrial disasters in United States history — and the brave people who fought for justice afterward and shaped the way we prevent fires today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you kill 146 people in fifteen minutes? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart with the factory owners.\u003c\/b\u003e In the first decade of the twentieth century, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris founded the Triangle Waist Company to make beautiful blouses for the modern woman. The men were ambitious, suspicious, and hard-driving, dedicated to getting every penny possible out of their workers.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdd the real shirtmakers. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Triangle employees came from Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Russia, pouring into New York City by the tens of thousands. Many of them were young women who thrilled at the chance to support their families and gain some independence — and who also fought to unionize their workplaces for better wages and working conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrowd everyone in a tall building \u003c\/b\u003e— on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors, to be exact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave one fewer staircase than legally required.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet the floor fill with cloth scraps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLock the doors. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLight a match. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid You Hear What Happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory\u003c\/i\u003e? traces the causes and crimes of the 1911 fire — still one of the deadliest industrial disasters in United States history — and the brave people who fought for justice afterward and shaped the way we prevent fires today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't Miss The Previous Titles in the Series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid You Hear What Happened in Salem?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid You Hear What Happened at the Alamo? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52119253745893,"sku":"NP9781523535118","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/did-you-hear-what-happened-at-the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-new-york-s-deadliest-industrial-fire-1911-isbn-9781523535118","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}