Breaker boys : how a photograph helped end child labor

Little boys, some as young as 6, spent their long days, not playing or studying, but sorting coal in dusty, loud, and dangerous conditions. Many of these breaker boys worked 10 hours a day, six days a week all for as little as 45 cents a day. Child labor was common in the United States in the 19th c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burgan, Michael
Format: EAUDIO
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Capstone Press 2017
Series:Captured History
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