Category: History: U.S.: 20th Century
Copyright/published Year: 2013 by Touchstone (S&S)
ISBN: 1451617534
Binding: trade pap
Description:
At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to ì
75,000 residents, and consumed more electricity than New York ì
City, yet it was shrouded in such secrecy that it did not appear ì
on any map. Thousands of civilians, many of them young women from ì
small towns across the U.S., were recruited to this secret city, ì
enticed by the promise of solid wages and war-ending work. What ì
were they actually doing there? Very few knew. The purpose of ì
this mysterious government project was kept a secret from the ì
outside world and from the majority of the residents themselves. ì
Some wondered why, despite the constant work and round-the-clock ì
activity in this makeshift town, did no tangible product of any ì
kind ever seem to leave its guarded gates? The women who kept ì
this town running would find out at the end of the war, when Oak ì
Ridge's secret was revealed and changed the world forever.
This is a used book and is in Good condition.
Additional condition description
Several pages (under 5) have pencil notes. Several dog-eared page corners. Sound binding. Covers are worn
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