The Book Prize Index

The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy

Anna Clark

"Recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure"--

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryOceans, Rivers & WaterHousing, Cities & Urban LifeInfrastructure, Engineering & Built EnvironmentRegional & Local History

Award History

2 wins · 4 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Hillman Prize for Book Journalism2019WinnerOfficial source
Rachel Carson Environment Book Award2019WinnerOfficial source
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2019LonglistOfficial source
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism2019FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • Flint90%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Flint's poisoned water was enabled by neglect of infrastructure, affecting people who caused, suffered from, and exposed it, and it could reflect any American city’s urban tragedy.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    42 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 55%.