
A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr
The story of a lawyer's battle to win compensation from two of America's largest industrial giants. He fought on behalf of 21 families whose lives were wrecked by illness and death due to the alleged poisoning of their town well. This case became renowned in American legal history.
Jonathan Harr is the author of the national bestseller A Civil Action, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. He is a former staff writer at the New England Monthly and has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. He lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at Smith College. To schedule a speaking engagement, please contact American Program Bureau at www.apbspeakers.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099256533 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099256533 |
| Title | A Civil Action |
| Author | Jonathan Harr |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 1997-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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