| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits. |
| Series |
Essential events |
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Essential events.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104, 106-109) and index. |
| Note |
"Essential library"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Contents |
Gatekeeper to Los Alamos -- Manhattan Project -- Sites X and Y -- Life on the hill -- Two weapons -- Not over yet -- Trinity -- Little Boy and Fat Man -- Aftermath. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
"This title examines an important historic event - the Manhattan Project. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores events leading up to the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II, key players involved, their lives during the project, the development and use of the atomic bomb, its aftermath, and its effects on society. Features include a table of contents, a timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Events is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
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Manhattan Project (U.S.) (OCoLC)fst00635166
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Atomic bomb -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- General.
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Atomic bomb. (OCoLC)fst00820568
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Atomic bomb -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Vander Hook, Sue, 1949- Manhattan Project. Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub., ©2011 9781617147678 (DLC) 2010041429 (OCoLC)663953104 |
| ISBN |
9781617589256 (electronic bk.) |
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161758925X (electronic bk.) |
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