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| Kids On Strike - Susan Campbell Bartoletti | |
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An eye-opening account of labor strugles of the past in which young people played a leading role. (207 pp.) |
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| The Story of Mother Jones, Rachel A. Koestler-Grack | |
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This well-illustrated children's book acquaints the young reader (grades 2-4) with Mother Jones as advocate for the coal miners and the child workers of the textile mills. Hard cover. (32pp) |
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Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights - Judith Josephson |
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The story of the feisty and determined Mary Harris Jones. Among her crusades was the March of the Mill Children from the textile mills of Philadelphia to the Long Island summer home of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. It was a powerful gesture in the continuing struggle against child labor. This and many more stories are told. Rich with photographs. Grades 6-12. (144pp) |
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| Danger at the Breaker - Catherine A Welch | |
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A gripping story told in the voice of an eight-year-od boy. His first day of work in a coal mine teaches him that a miner's life is dirty, dark, difficult, and very dangerous. Dramatically illustrated by Andrea Shine. Lower grades. (48 pp) |
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28 E. Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 663-4107
