1898-1951

Marisia, a Polish teenager, comes to America at the turn of the twentieth century and must fend for herself on New York's Lower East Side.

Provides comprehensive information on industry and immigration, discusses the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and its aftermath, and examines labor rights.

In 1904 New York City, the spirit of a deceased German American teenage girl searches for the person responsible for the Slocum steamboat fire that claimed her life and the lives of more than 1000 other passengers.

Describes the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York, the conditions surrounding the disaster, and its effect on industrial safety after the event.

Chronicles the events surrounding the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in March, 1911, and explains how the fire led social reformers and unions to fight for workers' rights.

In 1904 Sam Clemens leads a reclusive life in New York City after the death of his wife, who was also his editor, until his cat Bambino influences him to re-join society. Includes brief notes on the life and work of Samuel Langhorne Clemens who was known to the world by his pen name, Mark Twain.

Diana and Elizabeth Holland, two of Manhattan's favorite socialites, show new signs of maturity as Elizabeth tries to deal with a secret from the past, and Diana is forced to make a decision about her future; meanwhile, Carolina finds that money can buy happiness, and Penelope learns the pleasures of life without Henry.

An account of the sensational marriage of an aging Manhattan millionare and a fifteen-year-old high school dropout during the 1920s; with a parallel look at the rise of tabloid journalism.

Bullied because of the English father he barely remembers, fourteen-year-old Liam gladly leaves Connemara, Ireland, in 1901 with his uncle and sister, but his problems follow them to Hell's Kitchen in New York City, until he finds a way to leave the past behind.

Sixteen-year-old Rose Nolan arrives on Ellis Island in 1911 in the hopes of starting a new life, but after most of her family is sent back to Ireland, she must find her own way in a new country and fend for herself and her younger sister.