《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 5-7-- The tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory fire that occurred in New York City on March 25, 1911 is recalled in dramatic ``you were there'' style. This is a graphic account of the disaster in which 146 factory workers died as they tried to escape from a burning garment factory that was inadequately prepared for such an emergency. There are descriptions of broken bodies hitting the sidewalk, blood running in the gutters, etc.; the historical impact seems somewhat lost in the emphasis on the horror of the disaster. Photographs in black-and-white and sepia tones of the interiors of garment factories in the early 20th century and at the scene of the fire add authenticity to the text. The majority of the book focuses on the actual disaster and concludes with the historical significance of this particular fire in the establishment of new labor laws and stricter safety regulations for factory workers throughout the United States. While few available resources on this topic exist for middle-grade students, the lack of an index or bibliography combined with the brevity of information regarding factory safety reform will confine the use of this book to a limited audience. --Diane Nunn, Richard E. Byrd Elem . School, Glen Rock, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 3-5. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 killed 146 workers, most of them women, galvanizing a movement to improve fire codes and industrial safety measures for the nation's labor force. Kent's account of the drama is buttressed with excerpts from firsthand testimony ("I still had one foot on the fire escape, when I heard a loud noise and looked back up. The people were falling all around me. The fire escape was collapsing"). Archival photographs (one of bodies lined up in a makeshift morgue) add to the graphic intensity. While pictures are credited, there are no sources--a shortcoming in an otherwise absorbing, relevant look at an important piece of labor history. --Denise Wilms