American Poison: A Deadly Invention and the Woman Who Battled for Environmental Justice

by Daniel Stone

From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer comes the untold story of Alice Hamilton, a trailblazing doctor and public health activist who took on the booming auto industry--and the deadly invention of leaded gasoline, which would poison millions of people across America.

At noon on October 27, 1924, a factory worker was admitted to a hospital in New York City, suffering from hallucinations and convulsions. Before...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593473620
• ISBN13: 9780593473627
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 368 Pages