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ISBN-10: 0874178606
ISBN-13: 9780874178609
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publish Date: 09/01/2011
Dimensions: 8.90" L, 5.90" W, 0.70" H

Friendly Fallout 1953

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Friendly Fallout 1953 is a hybrid work of literature that combines the actual history of aboveground atomic testing 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.” The book brings to life a turbulent era when Cold War fears, patriotic enthusiasm, scientific progress, and unacknowledged political agendas often collided with the welfare of ordinary citizens and the environment.

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"Friendly Fallout 1953 expertly and eloquently recounts the drama of atomic weapons testing in Nevada through the voices of colorful characters who seemingly have little in common beyond their unfortunate location in time and space. As the chronicle unfolds, the author deftly weaves their stories into a patchwork of doom that captures our imagination, pulls at our heartstrings, and not so subtly warns us of the damage that can be wrought by those charged with our protection." – A. Costandina Titus, author of Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics

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ISBN-10: 0874178606
ISBN-13: 9780874178609
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publish Date: 09/01/2011
Dimensions: 8.90" L, 5.90" W, 0.70" H
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