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Author:
Pasternak, Judy, 1956- 46035
Title:
Yellow dirt : a poisoned land and the betrayal of the Navajos / Judy Pasternak
Edition:
1st Free trade pbk. ed
Publisher:
Free Press,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
xv, 320 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm
Subject:
Navajo Indians--History--History--20th century
Navajo Indians--History--History--20th century
Navajo Indians--Biography
Uranium mines and mining--History--Southwest, New--History--20th century
Uranium mines and mining--History--Southwest, New--History--20th century
Radiation--History--Southwest, New--History--20th century
Navajo Indian Reservation--History--20th century
New Southwest--History--History--20th century
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index
Contents:
Prologue: S-37, SOM, and SOQ -- The Uranium Rush -- The Patriarch: Discovery -- The Special Rocks -- Jumping on the King -- The Son: Fear and Frenzy -- The Power of Leetso -- Cold War -- The Obstacle -- A Hundred Tons a Day -- Endings -- Toxic Legacy -- The Grandchildren: Aftermath -- Fallout -- Avalanche of Suspicion -- A Blind Eye and a Deaf Ear -- The Great-Grandchildren: Death and Awakening -- "Hear Our Voices" -- Under Scrutiny from Every Angle -- Resistance -- Ghosts -- Beginnings -- The Steeple
ISBN:
1416594833
9781416594833
LCCN:
2011009664
Locations:
GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

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