| The Pemberton Casualties: Being a compilation of the final payroll, the city clerk's vital records, cemetery records, and other information abou Contributor(s): Oickle, Alvin F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1434389219 ISBN-13: 9781434389213 Publisher: Authorhouse OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2008 Annotation: It's been a century and a half since the country was rocked with the news that a "monster mill" in Lawrence, Massachusetts, collapsed while hundreds of employees were at work. The Pemberton Mill in 1860 was like others - huge, productive, but not safe for employees. The Pemberton Casualties tells the stories of the 1,003 men, women, and children - oh, so many children! - who were to suffer and die in this disaster. On these pages, the reader will find the names of every one of the thousand. Charts show ages, addresses, and even their final month's wages. Genealogists will find this a gold mine awaiting their searching. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6" W x 9" (0.46 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: It's been a century and a half since the country was rocked with the news that a "monster mill" in Lawrence, Massachusetts, collapsed while hundreds of employees were at work. The Pemberton Mill in 1860 was like others - huge, productive, but not safe for employees. The Pemberton Casualties tells the stories of the 1,003 men, women, and children - oh, so many children - who were to suffer and die in this disaster. On these pages, the reader will find the names of every one of the thousand. Charts show ages, addresses, and even their final month's wages. Genealogists will find this a gold mine awaiting their searching. |