Bibliograph

The radium girls, the scary but true story of the poison that made people glow in the dark : young readers' edition, Kate Moore

Type

Label

The radium girls, the scary but true story of the poison that made people glow in the dark : young readers' edition, Kate Moore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-391) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The radium girls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1155484459

Responsibility statement

Kate Moore

Sub title

the scary but true story of the poison that made people glow in the dark : young readers' edition

Summary

"Now adapted for young readers! The incredible true story of the young women exposed to the "wonder drug" radium and their struggle for justice" -- ?c Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Knowledge. First day ; Wartime warning ; All change ; The mysterious maladies of Mollie Maggia ; Girls wanted ; Mere coincidence? ; Radium games ; Strange symptoms ; "Something going on" ; Investigations underway ; Warning shots ; Lip, dip, paint ; Truth and lies ; Hoffman helps ; Making history ; Hope -- Power. The list of the doomed ; Dead end ; Until death do us part ; Make or break ; "Fraud of frauds" ; In the shadow of the church spire ; Back from the grave ; The trial of the decade ; On the stand ; "Far from finished in this fight" ; Settlement? ; The chill of fear ; Happy ending? ; Midnight machinations ; A cold, cold winter ; Time-bomb tumors ; A very big mistake ; The end of the adventure ; Brave until the last -- Justice. Conspiracy? ; "Very suspicious" ; Verdict ; Fighting back ; A desire for justice ; Legal champion ; A long and lonely fall ; Her day in court ; Too weak for tears ; Bedside hearing ; The society of the living dead ; One more day

Target audience

juvenile

Classification