Certainly an interesting story about the development of the atomic bomb from the personal view of the thousands of people, many of them women, who worked on the project without knowing what they were working on. They all had their reasons, and most of men stayed on the project. While the author alludes to many who left due to the psychological and physical conditions they worked under, she does not include those in her story.

But there were times when the text dragged, or I felt the same story was being told over again. However, I'm glad that I read it. If nothing else, the very last story touched my heart.

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Though a smidge slow at times, this was an interesting perspective of the people of Oak Ridge. I was moved.

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Large print the Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was created in 1942 one of the Manhattan projects secret cities didn't appear on any maps till 1949 yet of the height of World War II is using for electricity in New York City. It was home to more than 75,000 people any of them young women recruited from small towns across the south their jobs were shrouded in history. They use something big was happening in Oak Ridge, but you could piece together the true nature of their work Until the little boy was dropped over Hiroshima. The shocking revelation the residence of Oak Ridge were enriching uranium for the atomic bomb.

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Another not so well known part of our history.

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Loved this. Lots of history here.

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