The only harmless great thing /
Early in the twentieth century, a group of female factory workers in Newark, New Jersey slowly died of radiation poisoning. Around the same time an Indian elephant was deliberately and publicly put to death by electricity in Coney Island. These are matters of historical fact. Now these two tragedies...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Tom Doherty Associates,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Early in the twentieth century, a group of female factory workers in Newark, New Jersey slowly died of radiation poisoning. Around the same time an Indian elephant was deliberately and publicly put to death by electricity in Coney Island. These are matters of historical fact. Now these two tragedies are intertwined in a dark alternate history of rage, radioactivity and wrongs crying out to be righted. Brace yourself for a wrenching journey that crosses eras, chronicling cruelties both grand and petty while searching for meaning and justice. |
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| Physical Description: | 93 pages : portrait ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1250169488 (paper) 9781250169488 (paper) |