Hell's Hundred Acres

Thank you to Tudor City Press and author Andrew Serra for an autographed copy of this book won through a Goodreads giveaway. I found the first 3/4 of this book a little slow. Serra has a great understanding and knowledge of fire fighting and the dangerous circumstances that set up the tragic fire at the Triangle factory in 1911. The chapters about the fire were harrowing and a riveting reading experience. All the characters from the previous chapters were pulled together at the end. I liked this

Whew, heavy with content that shows several different topics: the role of women in industrial manufacturing, the role of women as political force, political control of industrial standards and enforcement, fire safety standards in 1900's society safety response. The use of the character was well chosen and related to each topic area. Two immigrant sisters seek work and are employed in a sewing workhouse in New York. The firemen in the characters of an honest fire chief with family ties to the Ta

328 pages5 StarsMr Serra tells the tragic story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of March 25. 1911. The nine-story tenement-like building was long consideredconsidered a fire hazard. But those in political power ignored the warnings. On that terrible day in March, hundreds of women of all ages perished in what became the worst fire in New York history.In the early 20th Century, Tammany Hall , a ruthless political faction, ran New York. The underhanded and corrupt machinations were endemic