{"product_id":"the-mill-girl-s-petition","title":"The Mill Girl’s Petition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne signature could cost her everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn October 1844, seventeen-year-old Hannah Whitcomb leaves her family's mortgaged New Hampshire farm for the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. She works fourteen-hour days beside a hundred roaring looms, lives in a crowded boarding house and quickly learns what happens to girls who ask too many questions. When a friend starts passing around a petition for a ten-hour working day, Hannah must decide what she is willing to risk. A moving historical novella inspired by the real women of the Lowell mills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical fiction novella, about 33 pages (6×9 PDF)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes an author's note on the real history and questions for reading groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstant digital download\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dollar Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67715112108261,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/1340\/5669\/files\/the-mill-girls-petition.jpg?v=1793700056","url":"https:\/\/dollarbookstore.net\/products\/the-mill-girl-s-petition","provider":"Dollar Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}