Friendly Fallout 1953

by Ann Ronald

Book Overview

Friendly Fallout 1953 is a hybrid work of literature that combines the actual history of atomic tests in the Nevada desert in 1953 with fictional vignettes that explore the impact of the tests on the people who participated in them and on civilian "downwinders." Told through the perspectives of military personnel, scientists, ranchers, and others, the stories bring to life a turbulent era when Cold War fears, patriotism, scientific ambition, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874178258
• ISBN13: 9780874178258
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"