Not the Worst.

1. Water cooling towers of the John Amos Power Plant loom over Poca, WV, home that is on the other side of the Kanawha River. Two of the towers emit great clouds of steam (1973), Harry Schaefer

2. Industrial smog blacks out homes adjacent to North Birmingham pipe plant. This is the most heavily polluted area of the city (1972), Leroy Woodson

3. Children play in yard of Ruston home, while Tacoma smelter stack showers area with arsenic and lead residue (1972), Gene Daniels

4. Chemical plants on shore are considered prime source of pollution (1972), Marc St. Gil

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KATE BEATON is a Featured Guest at TCAF!

Kate Beaton is a Canadian cartoonist who appeared in the comics scene in 2007 with her online work “Hark! A Vagrant!”.  Since then, she has become a fan favorite and has gathered a significant following, with illustrations appearing in places like The New Yorker, Harper’s and Marvel’s Strange Tales anthology. Praised for their expression, intelligence and comic timing, her cartoons often display a wonderfully light touch on historical and literary topics. Her first strip collection, Never Learn Anything From History, has been a bestseller for Publisher Topatoco since its release in 2009, and her 2012 release, published by Drawn & Quarterly also called Hark! A Vagrant, was a New York Times Best Seller.

Website: www.harkavagrant.com

Kate Beaton at Topatoco: www.topatoco.com

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