| Growing Up in Coal Country Contributor(s): Bartoletti, Susan Campbell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395979145 ISBN-13: 9780395979143 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: Inspired by her in-laws' recollections of working in coal country, Susan Campbell Bartoletti has gathered the voices of men, women, and children who immigrated to and worked in northeastern Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. The story that emerges is not just a story of long hours, little pay, and hazardous working conditions; it is also the uniquely American story of immigrant families working together to make a new life for themselves. It is a story of hardship and sacrifice, yet also of triumph and the fulfillment of hopes and dreams. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life |
| Dewey: 331.382 |
| LCCN: 9603142 |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.9" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 25571 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Bartoletti, Susan Campbell: - Susan Campbell Bartoletti is the award-winning author of several books for young readers, including Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Medal. She lives in Moscow, Pennsylvania. Visit her website at www.scbartoletti.com. |