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Bruce Hevly
The Atomic West - Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and BiographyEmil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and BiographyEmil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and Biograph
Bruce Hevly
The Manhattan Project transformed the entire country in myriad ways, but it did not affect each region in the same way. "Atomic West" tells the story of how the U. S. government, acting on an enduring perception of the American West as an "empty" place, located a disproportionate number of nuclear facilities in the western states--especially the ones most likely to spread pollution. Maps.
328 pages, maps, index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 1, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9780295977164 |
Publishers | University of Washington Press |
Genre | Chronological Period > 20th Century |
Pages | 296 |
Dimensions | 153 × 229 × 20 mm · 460 g |
Editor | Findlay, John M. |
Editor | Hevly, Bruce W. |
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