David Von Drehle argues in his book Triangle: The Fire That Changed America that as the title suggests, the fire that occurred at the Triangle factory during 1911 is an extremely significant event. He suggests that perhaps it has been overlooked as a turning point in American history. Von Drehle claims throughout the course of the book that the pre-fire labor movement in addition to the actual Triangle fire itself helped to transform work conditions in the United States. And while the fire did alter the history of the labor movement in America, there are some things that are perhaps stated to be greater than they actually were. There is no doubt that prior to the fire New York’s Democratic Party had given support to industries that refused