Friendly Fallout 1953 is a hybrid work of literature that combines the actual history of aboveground atomic testing in the Nevada desert in 1953 with fictional vignettes that explore the impact of the tests on the people who participated in them and on civilian 'downwinders.' The book brings to life a turbulent era when Cold War fears, patriotic enthusiasm, scientific progress, and unacknowledged political agendas often collided with the welfare of ordinary citizens and the environment.
- ISBN13 9780874178609
- Publish Date 1 September 2011 (first published 30 October 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Nevada Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 248
- Language English