Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation
| Author | Dan Fagin |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Environmental issues in the United States, environmental science, oncology |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam |
Publication date | March, 2013 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 560 |
| ISBN | 978-0-553-80653-3 |
| 363.7209749/48 | |
| LC Class | 2012-017030 |
Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation (2013) is a non-fiction book by American author Dan Fagin.[1] It is about the dumping of industrial pollution by chemical companies in Toms River, New Jersey beginning in 1952 through the 1980s,[2] and the epidemiological investigations of a cancer cluster that subsequently emerged there. The book won the Pulitzer Prize in 2014 for General Nonfiction.[3] Abigail Zuger, writing in the New York Times, said it was "surely a new classic of science reporting".[1]
Editions
- Dan Fagin (March 19, 2013). Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation. Bantam. ISBN 978-0553806533.
- Audiobook narrated by Dan Woren, published by Random House Audio, March 19, 2013
- Ebook editions
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abigail Zuger (March 18, 2013). "On the Trail of Cancer". New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ↑ Alexander Nazaryan (May 24, 2013). "A Town Plagued by Water". New Yorker. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. April 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
External links
- The Diane Rehm Show, NPR, April 2013