num_pages: 336
description: A riveting exposé, Fateful Harvest tells the story of Patty Martin -- the mayor of a small Washington town called Quincy -- who discovers American industries are dumping toxic waste into farmers' fields and home gardens by labeling it "fertilizer." She becomes outraged at the failed crops, sick horses, and rare diseases in her town, as well as the threats to her children's health. Yet, when she blows the whistle on a nationwide problem, Patty Martin is nearly run out of town. Duff Wilson, whose Seattle Times series on this story was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, provides the definitive account of a new and alarming environmental scandal. Fateful Harvest is a gripping study of corruption and courage, of recklessness and reckoning. It is a story that speaks to the greatest fears -- and ultimate hope -- in us all.
language: English
title: Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret
titlecomplete: Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret
genres: History, Food, Environment, Science, Health, Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime, Politics
ratings_count: 153
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Washington State Book Award
publisher: Harper Paperbacks