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Minamata: The Story of the Poisoning of a City, and of the People Who Chose to Carry the Burden of Courage.

hardcover – May 11, 1975
by W. Eugene Smith
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ISBN-13: 9780030136313 ISBN-10: 0030136318
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart
Binding
hardcover
Published
May 11, 1975
Weight
1.0 lbs
Dimensions
0.00×0.00×0.00 cm

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Minamata: The Story of the Poisoning of a City, and of the People Who Chose to Carry the Burden of Courage. by W. Eugene Smith. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780030136313.

One of the high points of 20th-century photojournalism: the Smiths documented the effects of mercury--discharged by a Chisso factory into the towns water and food supply--on the population and the Japanese government and Chissos attempt to hide those effects. Photographs by W. Eugene Smith; text by Aileen M. Smith. 192 pages; over 100 b&w photos; 9.5 x 11.75 inches.