
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
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Narrated by:
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Cassandra Campbell
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By:
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Denise Kiernan
At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City. But to most of the world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians - many of them young women from small towns across the South - were recruited to this secret city, enticed by solid wages and the promise of war-ending work. Kept very much in the dark, few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed each day in the hulking factories in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. That is, until the end of the war - when Oak Ridge's secret was revealed.
Drawing on the voices of the women who lived it - women who are now in their eighties and nineties - The Girls of Atomic City rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of American history from obscurity. Denise Kiernan captures the spirit of the times through these women: their pluck, their desire to contribute, and their enduring courage. Combining the grand-scale human drama of The Worst Hard Time with the intimate biography and often troubling science of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Girls of Atomic City is a lasting and important addition to our country's history.
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If you could sum up The Girls of Atomic City in three words, what would they be?
Unknown history for meIf you’ve listened to books by Denise Kiernan before, how does this one compare?
This is my firstWhat about Cassandra Campbell’s performance did you like?
She always does well. I really like the way she speaks, the way she pronounces words.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
US Secrets from WWIIAny additional comments?
Actually, I think it would have been better to read this book rather than listen to it, because it was hard to keep up with the characters. But, I liked it very much, and before this book, I had no idea that the Atom bomb was mostly built in Tennessee and by women. I thought it was all done in New Mexico. I had no idea of its immense expense, and that thousands and thousands of people were involved who didn't know the product they were making!.Better to read the book
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great book and great narrator!
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What a great fun educational story?
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