Gunpowder girls, the true stories of three Civil War tragedies, Tanya Anderson
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Gunpowder girls, the true stories of three Civil War tragedies, Tanya Anderson
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Gunpowder girls
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Tanya Anderson
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the true stories of three Civil War tragedies
Summary
In the Civil War, the government hired women and girls-some as young as nine-to make millions of rounds of ammunition. They worked 72-hour weeks with little training. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were killed, blown up and burned beyond recognition. Gunpowder Girls is a story of child labor and immigrant hopes and the cruel, endless demands of an all-consuming war. A Junior Library Guild selection
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- Ammunition + History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Women + Employment -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Gunpowder industry + Accidents -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- Gunpowder industry + Accidents -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work -- Juvenile literature
- Ammunition + History -- 19th century
- Women + Employment -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
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- Ammunition + History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Women + Employment -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Gunpowder industry + Accidents -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- Gunpowder industry + Accidents -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work -- Juvenile literature
- Ammunition + History -- 19th century
- Women + Employment -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
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