7/8/2023 0 Comments Labor day book review![]() ![]() An 1886 workers’ rally in Chicago turned deadly when someone threw a bomb into the crowd. “Death in the Haymarket, ” by James Green. Their deaths, while tragic, were not in vain industry reforms resulted, particularly in the area of worker safety. The fire that swept through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on a March afternoon in 1911 killed 146 people, mostly young immigrant women. “Triangle: The Fire That Changed America,” by David von Drohle. Winner of a Minnesota Book Award and an American Book Award. Part memoir, part history, the book explores the lives of strikers, managers and strikebreakers and the repercussions for the town. Register tells the story of the 1959 meatpackers strike in her hometown of Albert Lea, Minn. “Packinghouse Daughter, ” by Cheri Register. So, to educate you, to entertain you, maybe to help you celebrate properly, here are 10 books to read for Labor Day. ![]() ![]() Labor Day is a day set aside to recognize the labor movement, which has made life easier for millions of American workers - better pay, job security, reasonable working hours, health care and paid vacations. Labor Day, of course, is not a holiday to mark the end of summer and the beginning of school. ![]()
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