The Killing of Karen Silkwood: the Story Behind the Kerr-Mcgee Plutonium Case

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. First printing (stated). 407 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 22 cm; bibliographical references and index. Very good(+) to near fine(-) in a slightly rolled binding and very light soiling to fore-edge, in a fine(-) jacket (as though reader removed jacket while reading.). Hardcover. ISBN: 0395302331; 9780395302330

Presents the case of a union member, who died under mysterious circumstances on the way to talk with a New York Times reporter about the activities of the plutonium plant where she worked

Plutonium -- Safety regulations -- United States. Négligence (Droit) -- États-Unis. Plutonium -- Sécurité -- Règlements -- États-Unis. Negligence. Plutonium -- Safety regulations. Named Person: Silkwood, Bill. Silkwood, Karen, 1946-1974. Silkwood, Bill. Silkwood, Karen, 1946-1974 Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation. Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation. United States. True Crime; Law; Investigative Journalism