The Pemberton Casualties Being a compilation of the final payroll the city clerk's vital records cemetery records and other information about 1003 Pemberton Mill employees when the factory collapsed on January 10 1860 in Lawrence Massachusetts |
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| Author:
| Oickle, Alvin F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4343-8921-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.99 |
Book Description:
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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...
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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.