Located in Oklahoma, Picher has been labeled The Most Toxic Town in
America. This book details how the town earned that title through the
establishment of Picher as a mining town, the environmental and physical
consequences from decades of excavating, and the multitude of effects
that still plague the town to this day. Considered abandoned by most,
currently Picher still has a small handful of remaining residents;
however, what is left of the town only serves as a memento of what it
used to be. Along with the town's biography is a number of photos
cataloging the deterioration of many of the remaining structures over a
number of years. Some structures have stood the test of time, while
others crumble a little more each day. Despite Picher's devastation and
decline of population over its century-long story, not all hope is lost,
as efforts to remedy the problems created by industrialization are
ongoing and will be until all necessary steps are completed.