Von Drehle, David — “Triangle, the Fire that Changed America”
Until September 11, 2001, The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest workplace disaster in the history of New York City. David Von Drehle, a political writer for the Washington Post, is the author of “Triangle, the Fire That Changed America.” It’s a detailed examination of how one event changed the course of the 20th century politics and labor relations.
At the end of his book Von Drehle concludes that the workers who fought the management in 1909 and died in the fire of 1911, where they were locked in the building during the fire, did not die in vain.
This conversation with David Von Drehle, was recorded in September, 2003 from his office in New York.
The book David Von Drehle recommends is, “Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,” by William Riordan.
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