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Paradise falls the true story of an environmental catastrophe

Paradise falls the true story of an environmental catastrophe

O'Brien, Keith, 1973- author.
Large Print 2022

The staggering, hidden story of an unlikely band of mothers who discovered the deadly secret of Love Canal, and exposed one of America's most devastating environmental disasters. Lois Gibbs, Luella Kenny and Barbara Quimby thought they had found a slice of the American dream when they and their families moved onto the quiet streets of Love Canal, a picturesque middle-class hamlet by Niagara Falls. In the winter of 1977, the town had record snowfa...

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Chemical plants Waste disposal Environmental aspects New York (State) Niagara Falls
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ISBN:
9780593556726
0593556720
Edition:
First large print edition
Description:
xi, 710 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
large print
Notes:
Originally published in standard print format: New York, NY : Pantheon Books, ©2022
Includes bibliographical references and index
Control Number:
3134870
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