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Yellow dirt : a poisoned land and the betrayal of the Navajos
Edition
1st Free trade pbk. ed.
Publication Information
New York : Free Press, 2011.
Physical Description
xv, 319 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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.
Subjects
- Navajo Indians > Government relations > History > 20th century.
- Navajo Indians > Health and hygiene > History > 20th century.
- Navajo Indians > Biography.
- Uranium mines and mining > Political aspects > Southwest, New > History > 20th century.
- Uranium mines and mining > Social aspects > Southwest, New > History > 20th century.
- Radiation > Health aspects > Southwest, New > History > 20th century.
- Navajo Indian Reservation > History > 20th century.
- Southwest, New > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.