Paradise falls: the true story of an environmental catastrophe

"From the New York Times best-selling journalist, 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...

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Main Author: O'Brien, Keith 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Pantheon Books [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Edition:First edition
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