Denise Kiernan - Az atomváros lányai

During World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee had a population of over 75,000, and the city used more electricity than New York City. At the same time, the world knew nothing of the existence of Oak Ridge. Thousands of people - mainly young women living in the countryside in the south of the country - flocked to the secret city. They came in the hope of good salaries and because they hoped that in this way they could help win the war as soon as possible. Very few knew what these people were doing in the huge factories built in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. At the end of the war, the secretary of Oak Ridge was revealed. Daughters of the Atomic City gives voice to many of the city's former residents - women who are now in their eighties and nineties - and in the process revives a forgotten chapter of American history. Denise Kiernan's book presents the spirit of the times through these women: courage, determination and the desire to help. The story combines large-scale drama with the presentation of individual destinies, creating a lasting historical memory of this era in America. People flocked from all over the United States to a city that could not be found on any map. They were forbidden to talk about their work, even among themselves. These young women raced against time to save their country and changed the course of war - and the world - forever.

Gabo Publishing
Novel
401 pages
Binding: hardboard, with protective cover
ISBN: 9789636899202
Author: Denise Kiernan