Atomic Frontier Days: Hanford and the American West

Outstanding Title by Choice MagazineOn the banks of the Pacific Northwest's greatest river lies the Hanford nuclear...
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Author: John M. Findlay
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Atomic Frontier Days: Hanford and the American West by Findlay, John M.

Atomic Frontier Days: Hanford and the American West

€78,09

Atomic Frontier Days: Hanford and the American West

€78,09
Author: John M. Findlay
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Outstanding Title by Choice Magazine

On the banks of the Pacific Northwest's greatest river lies the Hanford nuclear reservation, an industrial site that appears to be at odds with the surrounding vineyards and desert. The 586-square-mile compound on the Columbia River is known both for its origins as part of the Manhattan Project, which made the first atomic bombs, and for the monumental effort now under way to clean up forty-five years of waste from manufacturing plutonium for nuclear weapons. Hanford routinely makes the news, as scientists, litigants, administrators, and politicians argue over its past and its future.

It is easy to think about Hanford as an expression of federal power, a place apart from humanity and nature, but that view distorts its history. Atomic Frontier Days looks through a wider lens, telling a complex story of production, community building, politics, and environmental sensibilities. In brilliantly structured parallel stories, the authors bridge the divisions that accompany Hanford's headlines and offer perspective on today's controversies. Influenced as much by regional culture, economics, and politics as by war, diplomacy, and environmentalism, Hanford and the Tri-Cities of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick illuminate the history of the modern American West.



Author: John M. Findlay, Bruce W. Hevly
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 05/18/2011
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780295990972


Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2011

About the Author

John M. Findlay is professor of history at the University of Washington. His focus is social and urban history. Bruce Hevly is associate professor of history at the University of Washington. His focus is history of science and technology.


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