Full body burden: Growing up in the nuclear shadow of rocky flats.
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“An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.”—Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks A shocking account of the government’s attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and a community’s vain search for justice—soon to be a feature documentary Kristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and—unknown to those who lived there—tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets—both family and government. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats—best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions and discovered some disturbing realities. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book is both captivating and unnerving.
Iversen, K. (2012). Full body burden: Growing up in the nuclear shadow of rocky flats.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Iversen, Kristen,. 2012. Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Iversen, Kristen,, Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats. , 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Iversen, Kristen. Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats. 2012.
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