Harr spent nine years researching and writing a civil action. Eventually she gathers other families and seeks a lawyer, jan schlichtmann, to consider their. Jonathan harr lives and works in northampton, massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at smith college. Jonathan harr is the author of the national bestseller a civil action, winner of the national book critics circle award for nonfiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a civil action. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a. A civil action is a 1996 work of nonfiction by jonathan harr about a water contamination case in woburn, massachusetts, in the 1980s. Best nonfiction no biographies 5,474 books 7,694 voters. Aug 10, 2011 jonathan harr is the author of the national bestseller a civil action, winner of the national book critics circle award for nonfiction and the lost painting, a new york times bestseller. Whether in truth or fiction, i have never read a more compelling chronicle of litigation. Grace and beatrice foods had been dumping a cancercausing industrial solvent into the water. Harr spent approximately seven and a half years researching and writing a civil action, which was published in 1995, and subsequently nominated for a national book award, and awarded the national book critics circle award.
This true story of an epic courtroom showdown, where two of the nations largest corporations were. Described as a pageturner filled with greed, duplicity, heartache, and bareknuckle legal brinksmanship by the new york times, a civil action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awryone in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. This is magazine journalist harrs first book, but his complex portrait of. The main characters of this non fiction, law story are. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents and worn corners. Nov 30, 2015 harr spent nine years researching and writing a civil action, which was published in 1995, subsequently nominated for a national book award, and awarded the national book critics circle award. Sign me up to get more news about nonfiction books. Buy a cheap copy of a civil action book by jonathan harr.
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His sister, cynthia lauwers, lives in north andover, massachusetts. The book has been awarded with national book critics circle. He is a former staff writer at the new more about jonathan harr. A civil action by jonathan harr the new york times. A civil action is a 1996 nonfiction novel by jonathan harr depicting the reallife water contamination case in woburn, massachusetts in the 1980s. Jonathan harr books list of books by author jonathan harr. A crash course in bigbucks tort litigation, as rich as any novel on the scene. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The parents suspected the water supply, which was foulsmelling, rusty, and undrinkable, but they had no hard. The book became a bestseller and won the national book critics circle award for nonfiction.
In a trial like the one described in a civil action, rhetoric plays an enormous part in a lawyers ultimate success or failure. In a civil action, author jonathan harr narrates the events of the 1986 trial anderson v. Jonathan harr is an american writer, best known for a civil action. Click to read more about a civil action by jonathan harr. Jonathan harr is the author of the national bestseller a civil action, winner of the national book critics circle award for nonfiction and the lost painting, a new. Jonathan harrs a civil action is a nonfiction account of the legal case between several families in woburn, massachusetts, and two corporations, beatrice foods and w. A civil action by jonathan harr book club discussion. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 502 pages and is available in paperback format. In the mid70s, the small industrial town of woburn, mass. Buy a civil action book online at low prices in india a.
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