Title:
The girls of Atomic City : the untold story of the women who helped win World War II / Denise Kiernan.
ISBN:
9781451617528
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Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Physical Description:
xvii, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
General Note:
"A Touchstone Book"
Contents:
Revelation, August 1945. -- Everything Will Be Taken Care Of: Ttrain to Nowhere, August 1943. Tubealloy: the Bohemian Grove to the Appalachian Hills, September 1942. -- Peaches and Pearls: the Taking of Site X, Fall 1942. Tubealloy: Ida and the atom, 1934. -- Throught the Gates: Clinton Engineer Works, Fall 1943. Tubealloy: Lise and fission, 1938. -- Bull Pens and Creeps: the Projects Welcome for New Employees. Tubealloy: Leona and success in Chicago, December 1942. -- Only Temporary: Spring into Summer, 1944. Tubealloy: the quest for product. -- To Work. Tubealloy: the couriers. -- Rhythms of Life. Tubealloy: Security, censorship, and the press. -- The One About Fireflies. Tubealloy: pumpkins, spies, and chicken soup, Fall 1944. -- The Unspoken: Sweethearts and Secrets. Tubealloy: combining efforts in the New Year. -- Curiosity and Silence. Tubealloy: the project's crucial spring. -- Innocence Lost. Tubealloy: hope and the haberdasher, April-May 1945. -- Sand Jumps in the Desert, July 1945 -- The Gadget Revealed -- Dawn of a Thousand Suns -- Life in the New Age.
Summary:
During World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City. Thousands of civilians, mostly young women, were recruited, enticed by solid wages and war-ending work. Few would guess the true nature of the work done there. That is, until the end of the war and the secret was revealed. Interviewing the women who lived it, the author captures the spirit of the times through them: their pluck, desire to contribute, and enduring courage.
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OCLC Number:
ocn796757323
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Farmington~1
