The Firecracker Boys
H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Dan O'Neill | ISBN: | 9780465097524 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | June 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dan O'Neill |
| ISBN: | 9780465097524 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Publication: | June 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Language: | English |
In 1958, Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb, unveiled his plan to detonate six nuclear bombs off the Alaskan coast to create a new harbor. However, the plan was blocked by a handful of Eskimos and biologists who succeeded in preventing massive nuclear devastation potentially far greater than that of the Chernobyl blast. The Firecracker Boys is a story of the U.S. government's arrogance and deception, and the brave people who fought against it-launching America's environmental movement. As one of Alaska's most prominent authors, Dan O'Neill brings to these pages his love of Alaska's landscape, his skill as a nature and science writer, and his determination to expose one of the most shocking chapters of the Nuclear Age.
In 1958, Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb, unveiled his plan to detonate six nuclear bombs off the Alaskan coast to create a new harbor. However, the plan was blocked by a handful of Eskimos and biologists who succeeded in preventing massive nuclear devastation potentially far greater than that of the Chernobyl blast. The Firecracker Boys is a story of the U.S. government's arrogance and deception, and the brave people who fought against it-launching America's environmental movement. As one of Alaska's most prominent authors, Dan O'Neill brings to these pages his love of Alaska's landscape, his skill as a nature and science writer, and his determination to expose one of the most shocking chapters of the Nuclear Age.
