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- It is a story of immigration and hard work to make it in a new country, as Italians and Jews and others traveled to America to find a better life. It is the story of poor working conditions and greedy bosses, as garment workers discovered the endless sacrifices required to make ends meet. It is the story of unimaginable, but avoidable, disaster.
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Flesh and Blood So Cheap tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which remained New York’s deadliest workplace incident until the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. The book offers a detailed explanation of the situation in New York at the time of the fire, highlighting immigration trends, the effects of ...
Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy tells the story of one of the largest mass-casualty events in American history—a fire that killed over one hundred people, including...
Saturday, March 25, 1911, was a day of unspeakable tragedy in the history of America. The peace of the halcyon spring afternoon in the area of New York's Washington Square was broken by the...
New Yorkers reacted to the Triangle Fire with shock and grief. Visions of the carnage scarred the psyches of survivors, rescue workers, and the public alike. After the blaze was extinguished ...
With Flesh and Blood So Cheap, Albert Marrin has crafted a gripping, nuanced, and poignant account of one of America’s defining tragedies. Includes a bonus PDF of photographs and images
- Albert Marrin
- Paperback
Jan 1, 2011 · “Flesh and Blood So Cheap” is a very thorough book about an incident that happened in New York were over 100 factory workers were killed. The book goes beyond just a story of the fire itself but actually sets up the environment in which the workers were forced to live, work and somehow survive.
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people—mostly women—perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history until September 11, 2001. But the story of the fire is not ...
