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The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Public Betrayal, Justice Denied
HistoryPolitics & Society
Pages
200
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

On July 6, 2013, the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster devastated a small Quebec town, causing immense loss of life and environmental destruction. While three front-line employees were acquitted, this book by Bruce Campell uncovers the true culprits behind the tragedy. Through extensive interviews and research into corporate executives, railway companies, and transport regulations, Campell exposes a story of a rail industry making its own rules, a booming US oil industry pushing dangerous products, and a rogue operator cutting corners. It also reveals a federal government blinded by ideology and compliant bureaucrats failing to protect the public, all while a community struggles to heal and rebuild from unimaginable loss.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

SadInformativeComplexIntellectual
Betrayal

Genres

History Politics & Society True Crime

About the author

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Bruce Campbell

Born Bruce Lorne Campbell in Royal Oak, Michigan. Besides being the author of his few best selling books, "If Chins Could Kill, Confessions of a B-Movie Actor" and "Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way" he is also a actor, producer, and director. He is known as being a "legendary B-Movie actor." His most famous star roles were Ash Williams in the Evil Dead Series including: Evil Dead, (1981) Evil Dead II, Dead By Dawn (1987) and so far, the last of the sequels, Army of Darkness. (1992) (Although sen...