The novel is appropriately grim and conveys the hopes and disillusionments of families migrating to California during the Depression. Van Raven's descriptions of such things as the labor of orange picking or the emptiness of the dusty and forlorn great plains are on target as is his telling of th

Take a peek behind the scenes of one of America's modern masterpieces: Appalachian Spring. This book tells the story of the three artists who collaborated to create it.

An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment di

An account of the labor, treatment, and accomplishments of Chinese workers on the railroad during the 19th century.

A little girl experiences the hardship of immigrating to a new country where she no longer has the status of a Mexican princess, but a Californian laborer.

A documentary of child labor from the photographs of Lewis Hine.

Bartoletti highlights the roles that children and young adults played in American labor strikes during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Hopkinson chronicles the construction of the Empire State building through the eyes of a young boy.

This children's book explores the treatment of laborers in factories and the courage of women to stand up for what they deserve.

A young boys experience of working on the Transcontinental Railroad. (Part of the My Name Is America series)