The Girls of Atomic City : the Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
(Large Print)
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Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2013.
Edition
Large print ed.
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LC Subjects
Large type books.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Uranium enrichment -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Interviews.
Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Uranium enrichment -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Interviews.
Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
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Published
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2013.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
655 pages (large print) : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Published in 2013 by arrangement with Touchstone..."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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 civiliansâmany of them young women from small towns across the Southâwere 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 warâwhen Oak Ridgeâs secret was revealed. Drawing on the voices of the women who lived itâwomen who are now in their eighties and ninetiesâ 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 countryâs history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kiernan, D. (2013). The Girls of Atomic City : the Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II (Large print ed.). Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. 2013. The Girls of Atomic City : The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. The Girls of Atomic City : The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Thorndike Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. The Girls of Atomic City : The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Large print ed., Thorndike Press, 2013.
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