
Doom Towns The People and Landscapes of Atomic Testing, A Graphic History
by Kirk, Andrew G.; Purcell, KristianBuy New
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Summary
Author Biography
Andrew G. Kirk is Professor of Environmental and Western History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a coauthor of American Horizons (OUP, 2010), author of Counterculture Green (2007) and Collecting Nature (2001), and a Principal Investigator on the Nevada Test Site Oral History Project.
Kristian Purcell is an artist and illustrator based in Bedford, United Kingdom.
Table of Contents
PART I: THE GRAPHIC HISTORY
Chapter 1: Trinity
Chapter 2: Crossroads
Chapter 3: Nutmeg
Chapter 4: Ranger
Chapter 5: Doom Town
Chapter 6: Fallout
Chapter 7: Boltzman
Chapter 8: Smokey
Chapter 9: Secrecy and History
PART II: PRIMARY SOURCES
Trinity
Crossroads
Nutmeg
Ranger
Doom Towns
Fallout
Boltzman
Smokey
Secrecy and History
PART III: HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The World at Trinity
What is a Cold War?
Dividing the Globe
Tipping Points and Atomic Escalation
Eisenhower's New Look
Atomic West
Picturing Wastelands
PART IV: THE QUESTIONS
Contingency
Oral History
DOE OpenNet
Primary Documents
Images as Evidence
Making Graphic History
Bibliography
Timeline
Glossary
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