"The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River"--
"The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River"--
Jim Morris is managing editor for environment and workers’ rights at the Center for Public Integrity. A journalist since 1978, Morris has won more than 80 awards for his work, including the George Polk Award, the Sidney Hillman Award, 3 National Association of Science Writers Awards, and 2 Edward R. Murrow Awards. Morris’s 2014 series “Big Oil, Bad Air,” a collaboration with InsideClimate News and The Weather Channel garnered 10 national awards for its revelations about toxic air emissions from hydraulic fracturing. He helped edit the Center’s first Pulitzer Prize–winning project, “Breathless and Burdened,” a 2013 investigation into the deeply flawed federal black-lung benefits system for coal miners. Follow him on Twitter (@jimgmorris).
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Introduction CHAPTER 1 Niagara Falls Becomes an Industrial Leviathan CHAPTER 2 Ray and Dottie CHAPTER 3 An American “Casualty List” CHAPTER 4 A New Law, Promptly Assailed CHAPTER 5 Tyler’s Asbestos Disaster CHAPTER 6 Vinyl CHAPTER 7 Harry Breaks Free CHAPTER 8 Eula CHAPTER 9 A Blue-Collar Social Club CHAPTER 10 DuPont and Dominic CHAPTER 11 Cancer Erupts at Goodyear CHAPTER 12 Reagan CHAPTER 13 Harry Moves Up CHAPTER 14 What Is Bladder Cancer? CHAPTER 15 The Goodyear Epidemic Spreads CHAPTER 16 Ray and Harry Get Bad News CHAPTER 17 Wodka Fortifies His Case Against DuPont CHAPTER 18 Chemicals Are Out of Control CHAPTER 19 Old Scourges Revisited CHAPTER 20 Kids CHAPTER 21 Ray and Harry in Retirement CHAPTER 22 Wodka Finishes the Fight CHAPTER 23 Wodka’s Crucible CHAPTER 24 Workers Are (Mostly) on Their Own CHAPTER 25 “This Stuff Just Doesn’t Give Up” Postscript Acknowledgments References Index
Introduction CHAPTER 1 Niagara Falls Becomes an Industrial Leviathan CHAPTER 2 Ray and Dottie CHAPTER 3 An American “Casualty List” CHAPTER 4 A New Law, Promptly Assailed CHAPTER 5 Tyler’s Asbestos Disaster CHAPTER 6 Vinyl CHAPTER 7 Harry Breaks Free CHAPTER 8 Eula CHAPTER 9 A Blue-Collar Social Club CHAPTER 10 DuPont and Dominic CHAPTER 11 Cancer Erupts at Goodyear CHAPTER 12 Reagan CHAPTER 13 Harry Moves Up CHAPTER 14 What Is Bladder Cancer? CHAPTER 15 The Goodyear Epidemic Spreads CHAPTER 16 Ray and Harry Get Bad News CHAPTER 17 Wodka Fortifies His Case Against DuPont CHAPTER 18 Chemicals Are Out of Control CHAPTER 19 Old Scourges Revisited CHAPTER 20 Kids CHAPTER 21 Ray and Harry in Retirement CHAPTER 22 Wodka Finishes the Fight CHAPTER 23 Wodka’s Crucible CHAPTER 24 Workers Are (Mostly) on Their Own CHAPTER 25 “This Stuff Just Doesn’t Give Up” Postscript Acknowledgments References Index
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