Massacre of the Miners
| AUTHOR | Anderson, T. Neill; Anderson, T. Neill |
| PUBLISHER | Charlesbridge Publishing (05/12/2015) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The fourth book in the Horrors of History historical fiction series recounts the untold story of the Ludlow Massacre. Colorado, 1914. A tent colony of coal miners has been on strike for seven months, bargaining for fair wages and safer working conditions. The Snyder family--Eleven-year-old Frank, his parents, and his four siblings--are doing their best to hold firm with their fellow strikers in the face of threats from the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. But the simmering threat of violence from the Colorado National Guard and the company strike-breakers grows ever more oppressive. Something terrible is coming soon. On April 20, 1914, gunfire breaks out in a Colorado tent colony of coal miners on strike. Men, women, and children run for their lives or cower in crude dirt cellars under their tents. In a single day of chaos, six strikers, two women, ten children, and two babies die. These are the facts. But why did it happen? What was it like to be there?
Show More
Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781580895200
ISBN-10:
1580895204
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
More Product Details
Page Count:
144
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
6.30 x 0.50 x 9.40 inches
Weight:
0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
Young Adult Fiction | Places - United States
Young Adult Fiction | Politics & Government
Grade Level:
5th Grade
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5.6
Point Value:
5
Interest Level:
Middle Grade Plus
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2014015800
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
publisher marketing
The fourth book in the Horrors of History historical fiction series recounts the untold story of the Ludlow Massacre. Colorado, 1914. A tent colony of coal miners has been on strike for seven months, bargaining for fair wages and safer working conditions. The Snyder family--Eleven-year-old Frank, his parents, and his four siblings--are doing their best to hold firm with their fellow strikers in the face of threats from the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. But the simmering threat of violence from the Colorado National Guard and the company strike-breakers grows ever more oppressive. Something terrible is coming soon. On April 20, 1914, gunfire breaks out in a Colorado tent colony of coal miners on strike. Men, women, and children run for their lives or cower in crude dirt cellars under their tents. In a single day of chaos, six strikers, two women, ten children, and two babies die. These are the facts. But why did it happen? What was it like to be there?
Show More
List Price $16.95
Your Price
$16.78