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1 review
Leslie CHARTERIS

Triangle, 1942

Saint Saga #19
Helping the victims of a devastating country house fire, Simon finds there is one he is unable to rescue. Soon he becomes convinced that the fire was not an accident, but murder. The mystery is: why? "Prelude for War" (later plonkingly re-titled "The Saint Plays with Fire"), one of the best Saint novels, is very much of its time -- i.e. just before World war II -- and has echoes of The Last ...

The Triangle of Fire

2 reviews
Karen A Maria-Drake

Upsidedown Angel Co, 1996

Read it from cover to cover
I was given this book and read it from cover to cover in about 1 hour. This book started me on my journey into the metaphysical world. Karens life is in the beginning, which helps one discover a little more about her...a truely interesting woman. I found parts to be slightly unclear, but from my own fast paced reading I missed a few paragraphs. I suggest this book to anyone wanting to be ...

The Saint Plays with Fire

1 review
Leslie Charteris

Triangle Books, 1943

Saint Saga #19
Helping the victims of a devastating country house fire, Simon finds there is one he is unable to rescue. Soon he becomes convinced that the fire was not an accident, but murder. The mystery is: why? "Prelude for War" (later plonkingly re-titled "The Saint Plays with Fire"), one of the best Saint novels, is very much of its time -- i.e. just before World war II -- and has echoes of The Last ...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Code Red)

1 review
Jacqueline Dembar Greene

Bearport Publishing, 2007

Great historical read!
As a Professor of Fire Science I am constantly seeking out books having to do with great historical fires in American. These books are to be used as course research papers by my students and typically are not available via the library network. I trust many of my students are buying their copies from Amazon.com a name that can be trusted.

Fragments from the Fire

1 review
Chris Llewellyn

Puffin, 1987

A short, moving volume
Chris Llewellyn, deserved winner of the Walt Whitman Award for poetry, offers a series of pieces devoted to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of March 25, 1911. It is a very slender volume, but packs quite an emotional wallop. Especially moving is the piece "At Rest in Greenwood" devoted to Jennie Franco. This book is definitely worth the hour of time it would take for you to read it, and worth ...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Of 1911 (American Workers)

1 review
Ruth H. Maxwell

Morgan Reynolds Publishing, 2006

Ruth Maxwell has found her niche.
Ruth's background in education and child psychology comes through in this great story. She is able to make the connection from children to history so easily. My children and I are looking forward to her next book!

The Saint plays with fire,

2 reviews
Leslie Charteris

Triangle Books, 1938

Saint Saga #19
Helping the victims of a devastating country house fire, Simon finds there is one he is unable to rescue. Soon he becomes convinced that the fire was not an accident, but murder. The mystery is: why? "Prelude for War" (later plonkingly re-titled "The Saint Plays with Fire"), one of the best Saint novels, is very much of its time -- i.e. just before World war II -- and has echoes of The Last ...

Triangles of Fire

3 reviews
Torkom Saraydarian

TSG Publishing Foundation, Inc., 1988

One of the first books written about the Great Invocation
TRIANGLES of FIRE explains the work of Triangles done by men and women of goodwill throughout the world as a service to both the Hierarchy and humanity with the main purpose being to sound The Great Invocation- a mantram given to the world by the Christ in 1945- to aid in bringing about peace and goodwill in the world. A Triangle is formed by three people who sound daily The Great Invocation, ...

The Locket: Surviving the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (Historical Fiction Adventures) (Historical Fiction ...

3 reviews
Suzanne Lieurance

Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2008

A fast-paced, gripping story hard to put down.
Suzanne Lieurance's THE LOCKET: SURVIVING THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE tells of Galena, who lives in New York and works at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory with her sister - until a horrible fire changes her life. The fictionalization of a real historical event and the dramatization of early labor issues involves reader in a fast-paced, gripping story hard to put down.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911 (Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications)

1 review
Gina DeAngelis

Chelsea House Publications, 2000

Winner of the NYPL "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award
This is an excellent history of the disastrous 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory. Included in the account is carefully researched background information on labor and workplace regulations in the U.S. during the era of the fire. The author also adds a look at contemporary labor problems, and includes a cautionary chapter about why similar tragedies have occurred in recent years. ...

The Triangle Fire

11 reviews
Leon Stein

Carroll & Graf Pub, 1985

Great historical account of a true American disaster
As a Professor of Fire Science I am constantly seeking out books having to do with great historical fires in American. These books are to be used as course research papers by my students and typically are not available via the library network. I trust many of my students are buying their copies from Amazon.com a name that can be trusted.

Ashes of Roses

31 reviews
M. J. Auch

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2002

Ashes of Roses
I bought this book as a gift. I was pleased with the delivery and the condition of the book. Bonnie Cadwell

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Graphic History)

2 reviews
Gunderson, Jessica

Capstone Press, 2006

Graphic History of The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
I like this series because they help me teach ESOL students to read English while learning American History. This book is very interesting to kids and they can picture what the situation in the factory must have been like. Student often find this story facinating.

The Triangle Strike and Fire: American Stories Series, Volume I (American Stories Series , No 1, Vol 1)

1 review
John F. McClymer

Wadsworth Publishing, 1997

A beloved school companion
Quite a wonderful, DETAILED recounting of the famous fire and strike! I really like the vast array of articles, primary documents, and pictures: it certainly keeps things intersting! Even though I am reading this for a college course, the subject is a fascinating one, and the book is one that I anticipate assignments in.

Push Not the River

71 reviews
James Conroyd Martin

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

A Polish Love Story in the Time of King Stanislaw
This excellent novel, which gets its name from the Polish proverb "Push not the river; it will flow of its own accord", is the story of two cousins, both countesses, who are in love with the same untitled man in a period of eightieth century history, a time when Russia, Prussia and Austria were bent on conquering and dividing Poland. The characters are well developed, the dialogue is free ...

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

55 reviews
David Von Drehle, 2008

Powerful book about an American tragedy
This book that chronicles the famous 1911 factory fire does a wonderful job of not only layering the reasons for the climate that allowed the fire to happen to build a powerful foundation, but also gives a terrific view of turn of the century New York City. Various forces such as the Gibson Girl, Russian progroms, Tammany Hall, and an eruption of Mt Vesuvius all brought the right conditions into ...

Fire at the Triangle Factory

4 reviews
Holly Littlefield

Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2001

Wrong age group listed for this great intro to biography
My 7 year old loved this book, and has gone on to enjoy many others from Carolrhoda. Well written, true stories featuring interesting real people (many of them female). However, they are rated grades 4-6, which I think is way off- a strong first grade reader, most second grader, and any average third grader should fly through these books. Strongly recommended!

The Triangle Fire, The Protocols Of Peace, And Industrial Democracy: In Progressive Era New York (Labor in ...

1 review
Richard A. Greenwald

Temple University Press, 2005

First attempts at tri-partite industrial democracy
The working lives of garment workers in NYC in the early 20th century were horrendous: working conditions were miserable, unsafe, and unhealthful with autocratic employers subjecting employees to abuses and arbitrary rules, like having to pay for needles and thread, which was a not subtle way of cheating workers out of their already meager pay. This book is about the Progressive era reaction and ...

Triangle

40 reviews
Katharine Weber

Thorndike Press, 2006

Fascinating and varied
I read this book when it first came out and it is my favorite of Weber's books. I will keep it simple and say that I found the story interesting, the characters entertaining and the history fascinating. I have a weakness for books that jump in time and space and allow you to look for traits and patterns between people in these different times and locations. Triangle does just that. Enjoy!

This Fire Down in My Soul

22 reviews
J. D. Mason

St. Martin's Press, 2007

Another good one
All of her books i've read are very good. this one included. Makes you think about the things ur doing and not doing in ur own marriage.

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