Introduction

CHAPTER 1
Niagara Falls Becomes an Industrial Leviathan

CHAPTER 2
Ray and Dottie

CHAPTER 3
An American “Casualty List”

CHAPTER 4
A New Law, Promptly Assailed

CHAPTER 5
Tyler’s Asbestos Disaster

CHAPTER 6
Vinyl

CHAPTER 7
Harry Breaks Free

CHAPTER 8
Eula

CHAPTER 9
A Blue-Collar Social Club

CHAPTER 10
DuPont and Dominic

CHAPTER 11
Cancer Erupts at Goodyear

CHAPTER 12
Reagan

CHAPTER 13
Harry Moves Up

CHAPTER 14
What Is Bladder Cancer?

CHAPTER 15
The Goodyear Epidemic Spreads

CHAPTER 16
Ray and Harry Get Bad News

CHAPTER 17
Wodka Fortifies His Case Against DuPont

CHAPTER 18
Chemicals Are Out of Control

CHAPTER 19
Old Scourges Revisited

CHAPTER 20
Kids

CHAPTER 21
Ray and Harry in Retirement

CHAPTER 22
Wodka Finishes the Fight

CHAPTER 23
Wodka’s Crucible

CHAPTER 24
Workers Are (Mostly) on Their Own

CHAPTER 25
“This Stuff Just Doesn’t Give Up”

Postscript
Acknowledgments
References
Index

Table of Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER 1
Niagara Falls Becomes an Industrial Leviathan

CHAPTER 2
Ray and Dottie

CHAPTER 3
An American “Casualty List”

CHAPTER 4
A New Law, Promptly Assailed

CHAPTER 5
Tyler’s Asbestos Disaster

CHAPTER 6
Vinyl

CHAPTER 7
Harry Breaks Free

CHAPTER 8
Eula

CHAPTER 9
A Blue-Collar Social Club

CHAPTER 10
DuPont and Dominic

CHAPTER 11
Cancer Erupts at Goodyear

CHAPTER 12
Reagan

CHAPTER 13
Harry Moves Up

CHAPTER 14
What Is Bladder Cancer?

CHAPTER 15
The Goodyear Epidemic Spreads

CHAPTER 16
Ray and Harry Get Bad News

CHAPTER 17
Wodka Fortifies His Case Against DuPont

CHAPTER 18
Chemicals Are Out of Control

CHAPTER 19
Old Scourges Revisited

CHAPTER 20
Kids

CHAPTER 21
Ray and Harry in Retirement

CHAPTER 22
Wodka Finishes the Fight

CHAPTER 23
Wodka’s Crucible

CHAPTER 24
Workers Are (Mostly) on Their Own

CHAPTER 25
“This Stuff Just Doesn’t Give Up”

Postscript
Acknowledgments
References
Index

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