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Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles Audiobook, by Chip Jacobs Play Audiobook Sample

Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles Audiobook

Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles Audiobook, by Chip Jacobs Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Charles Constant Publisher: Highbridge Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2019 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781684572359

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

18

Longest Chapter Length:

57:48 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:07 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

34:49 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

The smog beast wafted into downtown Los Angeles on July 26, 1943. Nobody knew what it was. Secretaries rubbed their eyes. Traffic cops seemed to disappear in the mysterious haze. Were Japanese saboteurs responsible? A reckless factory? The truth was much worse—it came from within, from Southern California's burgeoning car-addicted, suburban lifestyle. Smogtown is the story of pollution, progress, and how an optimistic people confronted the epic struggle against airborne poisons barraging their hometowns. With wit, verve, and a fresh look at history, California based journalists Chip Jacobs and William J. Kelly highlight the bold personalities involved, the corporate-tainted science, the terrifying health costs, the attempts at cleanup, and how the smog battle helped mold the modern-day culture of Los Angeles. There are scofflaws aplenty and dirty deals, plus murders, suicides, spiritual despair, and an ever-present paranoia about mass disaster. Brimming with forgotten anecdotes and new revelations about our environmentally precarious present, Smogtown is a journalistic classic for the modern age.

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About Charles Constant

Charles Constant is an actor whose professional storytelling career began at the age of thirteen, when he became an Actors’ Equity Association apprentice. An accomplished audiobook narrator, he has recorded many popular titles, including How to Win at the Sport of Business by Mark Cuban.