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Gunpowder Girls

The True Stories of Three Civil War Tragedies

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Gunpowder Girls

By: Tanya Anderson
Narrated by: Carrie Olsen
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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.

©2016 Tanya Anderson (P)2021 Quindaro Press
Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life History North America War Nonfiction
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