The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
ISBN-13:
9781451617528
ISBN-10:
1451617526
Edition:
Later prt.
Author:
Denise Kiernan
Publication date:
2013
Publisher:
Atria Books
Format:
Hardcover
400 pages
Category:
Women
,
Specific Groups
,
United States
,
Historical
,
State & Local
,
United States History
,
World War II
,
Military History
,
Women in History
,
World History
,
Cultural & Regional
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ISBN-13:
9781451617528
ISBN-10:
1451617526
Edition:
Later prt.
Author:
Denise Kiernan
Publication date:
2013
Publisher:
Atria Books
Format:
Hardcover
400 pages
Category:
Women
,
Specific Groups
,
United States
,
Historical
,
State & Local
,
United States History
,
World War II
,
Military History
,
Women in History
,
World History
,
Cultural & Regional
Summary
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II (ISBN-13: 9781451617528 and ISBN-10: 1451617526), written by authors
Denise Kiernan, was published by Atria Books in 2013.
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THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY
AT THE HEIGHT OF WORLD WAR II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City. But to most of the world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians--many of them young women from small towns across the South--were recruited to this secret city, enticed by solid wages and the promise of war-ending work. Kept very much in the dark, few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed each day in the hulking factories in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. That is, until the end of the war--when Oak Ridge's secret was revealed.
Drawing on the voices of the women who lived it--women who are now in their eighties and nineties-- The Girls of Atomic City rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of American history from obscurity. Denise Kiernan captures the spirit of the times through these women: their pluck, their desire to contribute, and their enduring courage. Combining the grand-scale human drama of The Worst Hard Time with the intimate biography and often troubling science of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Girls of Atomic City is a lasting and important addition to our country's history.
As heard on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition.
One of Goodreads' Most Popular Books of March 2013.
One of Amazon's Editors' Picks for Best Books of the Month (History)
One of Amazon's Editors' Picks for Best Books of the Month (Nonfiction)
One of Amazon's Big Spring Books (History)
THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY
AT THE HEIGHT OF WORLD WAR II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City. But to most of the world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians--many of them young women from small towns across the South--were recruited to this secret city, enticed by solid wages and the promise of war-ending work. Kept very much in the dark, few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed each day in the hulking factories in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. That is, until the end of the war--when Oak Ridge's secret was revealed.
Drawing on the voices of the women who lived it--women who are now in their eighties and nineties-- The Girls of Atomic City rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of American history from obscurity. Denise Kiernan captures the spirit of the times through these women: their pluck, their desire to contribute, and their enduring courage. Combining the grand-scale human drama of The Worst Hard Time with the intimate biography and often troubling science of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Girls of Atomic City is a lasting and important addition to our country's history.
As heard on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition.
One of Goodreads' Most Popular Books of March 2013.
One of Amazon's Editors' Picks for Best Books of the Month (History)
One of Amazon's Editors' Picks for Best Books of the Month (Nonfiction)
One of Amazon's Big Spring Books (History)
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