The Atomic City girls, a novel, Janet Beard
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The Atomic City girls, a novel, Janet Beard
Language
eng
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fiction
Main title
The Atomic City girls
Medium
compact disc
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Oclc number
1020406860
Responsibility statement
Janet Beard
Sub title
a novel
Summary
In November 1944, eighteen-year-old June Walker boards an unmarked bus, destined for a city that doesn't officially exist. There, June joins hundreds of other young girls operating massive machines whose purpose is never explained. When the bombing of Hiroshima brings the truth about Oak Ridge into focus, June must confront her ideals about loyalty, patriotism, and war itself
Target audience
adult
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- Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Fiction
- Uranium enrichment + History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject9
- Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Fiction
- Uranium enrichment + History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Content1
- Author1
- Narrator1
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