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A Civil Action

Jonathan Harr

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#160 of 3,809 books · #7 in General

Won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction (1995). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 2 other awards.

This authoritative, in-depth, revealing, and wonderfully-written book tells the true story of an obsessed young lawyer who gave up everything to fight two prestigious law firms and the corporations they represented, on behalf of the families of Woburn, Massachusetts, whose loved ones had died because they drank the town's water.

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Publisher
Century
ISBN-13
9780786214532
Topics
Environmental contaminationLegal battlesCorporate accountability

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