What the Eyes Don't see : : a Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

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Call Number: Large Print 615.9 Ha
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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The definitive first-hand account of the Flint water crisis, which poisoned thousands and left a city without safe water for years, written by the crusading pediatrician at the center of the fight for justice, who Erin Brockovich named "a true American hero."

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Highly Recommended submitted by sushai on June 16, 2019, 10:53am Finally the story is laid out in a way where I understood the perfect storm of corruption, neglect, and incompetence that allowed Flint citizens to be poisoned. Yet, it's clear that Hanna-Attisha is not out to get anyone. She just tells the story factually and is careful about being too partisan or assigning blame. I appreciate that she includes her own story of being an immigrant as well.

compelling memoir submitted by camelsamba on August 30, 2019, 10:05pm If you live in Michigan and even halfway pay attention to the news, you know the broad outlines of this story. But what you might not know is all the details behind the scenes, or why and how certain individuals were compelled to take action.

This book is a nice complement to <<The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy>> by Anna Clark. Clark is a journalist so her book is well-researched and scholarly, but also dry at times. By contrast, Hanna-Attisha's story is a memoir, narrative driven and highly engaging as a result. I've read some reviewers who don't like how she weaves in tales of her ancestors, but their history of activism strongly influenced her choice of career and her outlook on life. As such, it is an important piece of her approach to the world, including her doggedness in getting the state to acknowledge and act on the harm being done to Flint's children.