Uranium Frenzy: Boom and Bust on the Colorado Plateau
Raye C. Ringholz. University of New Mexico Press, $15.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8263-1252-5
The federal government subsidized uranium mining during the early 1950s in preparation for the coming atomic age, endangering both the finances and health of prospectors. ``Ringholz intrigues the reader with an expert blending of science, adventure, industry mania, finance, human triumph and despair--and shameful official neglect,'' PW said. (Mar.)
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Reviewed on: 03/04/1991
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 310 pages - 978-0-393-02644-3