The poisoned city : Flint's water and the American urban tragedy / Anna Clark.
The poisoned city : Flint's water and the American urban tragedy / Anna Clark.
The poisoned city : Flint's water and the American urban tragedy / Anna Clark.
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Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
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G 2018/4579
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
305 pages : map ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I: Taught by thirst. The well ; Corrosion ; Revelations ; Saturation -- Part II: Divination. Alchemy ; Citizen/science ; Meditations in an emergency ; Blood -- Part III: Water's perfect memory. Switchback ; Legion ; Truth and reconciliation ; Genesis.
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Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"Recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure"-- Provided by publisher.
"When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city's water supply to a source that corroded Flint's aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: th...
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The poisoned city : Flint's water and the American urban tragedy / Anna Clark.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-291) and index.
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Text in English.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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G 2018/4579
Record Identifier
74VKVkWJa623
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkWJa623
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ISBN
1250125146 (hardcover)
9781250125149 (hardcover)
DDC
363.610977437
MMS ID
991024182814702626
