Ashes of Roses
of Mary Jane Auch
Description
Sixteen-year-old Margaret Rose Nolan, newly arrived from Ireland, finds work at New York Cityâs Triangle Shirtwaist Factory shortly before the 1911 fire in which 146 employees died.Sixteen-year-old Rose Nolan and her family are grateful to have finally reached America, the great land of opportunity. Their happiness is shattered when part of their family is forced to return to Ireland. Rose wants to succeed and stays in New York with her younger sister Maureen. The sisters struggle to survive and barely do so by working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Then, just as Rose is forming friendships and settling in, a devastating fire forces her, Maureen, and their friends to fight for their lives. Surrounded by pain, tragedy, and ashes, Rose wonders if thereâs anything left for her in this great land of America.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 250 pages
- Publisher Laurel Leaf
- Publication Date February 10th 2004
- First Publication 05/01/02
- Language English
- ISBN 9780440238515
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['New York City, New York (United States)']
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