The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Used | Paperback
The Curies’ newly discovered wonder drug shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War, and hundreds of young girls toil amid the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories—until they begin to fall mysteriously ill. As the factories try to cover up the shocking secret, these determined “shining girls” suddenly find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America’s early twentieth century.
Used | Paperback
The Curies’ newly discovered wonder drug shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War, and hundreds of young girls toil amid the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories—until they begin to fall mysteriously ill. As the factories try to cover up the shocking secret, these determined “shining girls” suddenly find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America’s early twentieth century.
Used | Paperback
The Curies’ newly discovered wonder drug shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War, and hundreds of young girls toil amid the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories—until they begin to fall mysteriously ill. As the factories try to cover up the shocking secret, these determined “shining girls” suddenly find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America’s early twentieth century.
Release Date: March 2018
Length: 411 pages
Weight: 15 oz
Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1.5 inches
Publisher’s Price: $17.99