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9780465003488

The Firecracker Boys H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement

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  • ISBN13:

    9780465003488

  • ISBN10:

    0465003486

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-11-06
  • Publisher: Basic Books
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Summary

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 Boysis 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.

Author Biography

Dan O’Neill is the author of A Land Gone Lonesomeand The Last Giant of Beringia. He was named Alaska Historian of the Year by the Alaska Historical Society for The Firecracker Boys. He lives in Fairbanks, Alaska.

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