Los Alamos: 1944-1947

by Jon Michnovicz and Toni Michnovicz Gibson

Book Overview

Forever linked with World War II and America's entrance into the Atomic Age, Los Alamos was a small ranching community and the site of an exclusive boys' school until 1943. As the Manhattan Project unfolded, Pvt. J.J. Michnovicz--first assigned to Los Alamos as a photographer by the military but later working as a civilian--recorded the everyday spirit of the people and the events that shaped this mountain town into a home . . . and secret scientific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738529737
• ISBN13: 9780738529738
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.3"