Bibliograph

Paradise falls, the true story of an environmental catastrophe, Keith O'Brien

Type

Label

Paradise falls, the true story of an environmental catastrophe, Keith O'Brien

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-659) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Paradise falls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1322096957

Responsibility statement

Keith O'Brien

Sub title

the true story of an environmental catastrophe

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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

Classification