Toms River A Story of Science and Salvation

Name: Toms River A Story of Science and Salvation
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ISBN: 9780553806533

ISBN-10: 055380653X

ISBN-13: 9780553806533

Edition: 2013

Authors: Dan Fagin

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The riveting true story of sixty years in the life of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution,Toms Rivermelds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, deep historical research, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a sweeping narrative that leaves us asking: Could it happen in my town, too?One of New Jersey’s seemingly innumerable quiet seaside towns, Toms River became the unlikely setting for a decades-long drama that culminated in 2001 with one of the largest legal settlements in the annals of toxic dumping. A town that would rather have been known for its Little League World Series champions ended up making history for an entirely…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/19/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 560
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.29" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Prologue: Marking Time



The Ice Cream Factory



Pirates



Insensible Things



First Fingerprints



Secrets



Sharkey and Columbo at the Rustic Acres



Cells



On Cardinal Drive



Breach



Water and Salt



Hippies in the Kitchen



The Coloring Contest



Cases



Acceptable Risks



Friends and Neighbors



Counting



Two Wards, Two Hits



Cluster Busting



Moving On



Invisible Trauma



A Cork in the Ocean



Expectations



Causes



Outsiders



Surrogacy



Blood Work



Associations



Legacies


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index