{"product_id":"donora-death-fog-clean-air-and-the-tragedy-of-a-pennsylvania-mill-town-paperback","title":"Donora Death Fog: Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndy McPhee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglist, 2025 WCoNA Book of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a foreword by Jennifer Richmond-Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In October 1948, a seemingly average fog descended on the tiny mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania. With a population of fewer than fifteen thousand, the town's main industry was steel and zinc mills--mills that continually emitted pollutants into the air. The six-day smog event left twenty-one people dead and thousands sick. Even after the fog lifted, hundreds more died or were left with lingering health problems. \u003ci\u003eDonora Death Fog\u003c\/i\u003e details how six fateful days in Donora led to the nation's first clean air act in 1955, and how such catastrophes can lead to successful policy change. Andy McPhee tells the very human story behind this ecological disaster: how wealthy industrialists built the mills to supply an ever-growing America; how the town's residents--millworkers and their families--willfully ignored the danger of the mills' emissions; and how the gradual closing of the mills over the years following the tragedy took its toll on the town.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy McPhee \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four books for young adults and the author or editor of more than 750 health and life sciences articles. Over his career, he worked as a registered nurse for twenty-five years before transitioning to publishing, most recently at F. A. Davis, a nursing and allied healthcare educational publisher. He lives in Doylestown, PA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.13 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759514222880,"sku":"9780822966715","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cde3298475bd20574631bdc85ff5b920.webp?v=1780154905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/donora-death-fog-clean-air-and-the-tragedy-of-a-pennsylvania-mill-town-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}