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Paradise falls : the true story of an environmental catastrophe  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

Paradise falls : the true story of an environmental catastrophe / Keith O'Brien.

Summary:
"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 snowfalls, and in the spring, rains filled the earth with water like a sponge and the basements of the neighborhood's homes with a pungent odor. It was the sweet, synthetic smell of chemicals. Then, one by one, the children of the more than 800 families that made Love Canal their home started getting very sick"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593556726
  • ISBN: 0593556720
  • Physical Description: xi, 710 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-659) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Maps -- Author's note -- Introduction : May 14, 1972 -- Part I : December 1976-December 1977 -- Part II : January-October 1978 -- Part III : October 1978-December 1979 -- Part IV : January-May 1980 -- Epilogue.
Subject: Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) > History.
Chemical plants > Waste disposal > Environmental aspects > New York (State) > Niagara Falls.
Hazardous waste sites > New York (State) > Niagara Falls.
Pollution > Physiological effect > New York (State) > Niagara Falls.
Hazardous waste site remediation > New York (State) > Niagara Falls > Citizen participation.
Genre: Large type books.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library LARGE TYPE 363.738 OBRIEN (Text) 50686016182037 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library LP 363.738 OBR (Text) 33240004724491 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library LP 363.738 OBR (Text) 30044100873860 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -


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