This true story of an epic courtroom showdown where two of the nation s largest c. A civil action focuses on a liability lawsuit filed by eight woburn families against beatrice foods and w. The main characters of this non fiction, law story are. Described as a pageturner filled with greed, duplicity. A civil action is a work of nonfiction by jonathan harr about a water contamination case in woburn, massachusetts, in the s. The book has been awarded with national book critics circle. Online jonathan harr a civil action full book download. This is a dull book about enormously interesting subjects.
A crash course in bigbucks tort litigation, as rich as any novel on the scene. A civil action both the book and the movie is a lawyers story. The son of a diplomat, harr lived in france, germany, israel, chicago, san francisco, and washington, d. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Jonathan harr, a civil action first vintage books ed. Harr s 1995 book is a firstrate nonfiction account, fully deserving of the accolades. Concerning a cluster of childhood leukemia victims in a small town north of boston, the city wells had been poisoned by industrial chemicals and the case turned into. 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. Jonathan harr is an american writer, best known for the nonfiction work a civil action. The first edition of the novel was published in 1995, and was written by jonathan harr.
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Grace and beatrice foods had been dumping a cancercausing industrial solvent into the water. Harr attended the college of william and mary, but left in 1968 to serve as a vista. The book became a bestseller and won the national book critics circle award for nonfiction the case is anderson v. 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. From perry mason to the verdict, the public has always loved a good lawyers story, and the unfolding, and unraveling, of anderson et al. Author jonathan harr traces the course of this civil action through the history of corporate dumping activities, backgrounds of all parties, the discovery and deposition phases, the trial itself, the verdict and, ultimately, settlement negotiations and appeals. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 502 pages and is available in paperback format. In a trial like the one described in a civil action, rhetoric plays an enormous part in a lawyers ultimate success or failure. Pdf download a civil action by jonathan harr madge.
The first reported decision in the case is at 96 f. In 1996, author jonathan harr gave us a compelling nonfiction account of a hazardous waste site affecting young children in the community of woburn, massachusetts. A civil action is a nonfiction book by jonathan harr about a water contamination case in woburn, massachusetts, in the 1980s. This case illustrates both changing attitudes in the united states towards waste disposal and. All page references in this article are to this edition of the book. Jonathan harr s a civil action is based on the true story of the 1986 court case anderson v. Download a civil action 1st edition by harr, jonathan 1995 hardcover and read a civil action 1st edition by harr, jonathan 1995 hardcover online books in format pdf. A civil action 9780679772675 by jonathan harr and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes. The lawyer had not wanted the case it was too big, complicated and risky. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference.
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