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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Main Author: Bolander, Brooke (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Tom Doherty Associates, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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