{"product_id":"on-the-home-front-9780803259959","title":"On the Home Front","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOn the Home Front\u003c\/i\u003e [is] a work of history dispassionately told, thoroughly footnoted, the literary equivalent of a nuclear explosion.”—Michael E. Long, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOn the Home Front\u003c\/i\u003e should be read by everyone concerned with public policy and the environmental issues that dominate this postmodern world.” —William L. Lang, \u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterl\u003c\/i\u003ey\u003cbr\u003e“[Gerber’s] skill in reconstructing the story of Hanford's environmental ravages has given us a book that can both alarm and instruct.” —\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A welcome contribution to the growing historiography of the Cold War. . . The questions raised by Gerber about the role of experts and of secrecy in a democracy will hopefully attract the serious attention they so earnestly deserve.”—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the New Bison Books EditionList of Maps and IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Legacy1. Beginnings: The Land and the Place2. Building the Plants: Nuts, Bolts, and Chaos3. \"Tell 'Em You're from Richland\": Regional Growth in the Columbia Basin4. Blowing in the Wind: The Airborne Contaminants5. \"Hail Columbia\": The River-borne Contaminants6. Laying Waste to the Soil: The Groundwater Contaminants7. Radiobiology: The Learning Curve8. Truth and RebirthEpilogue: Richland, Washington: September 2006NotesGlossary of Technical or Specialized Terms, Acronyms, and AbbreviationsIndex","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405263544663,"sku":"9780803259959","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803259959.jpg?v=1730489333","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-home-front-9780803259959","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}