Format:
1 Online-Ressource (222 Seiten)
ISBN:
1666941581
,
9781666941586
Content:
"This book provides a detailed historical account of how people and institutions of San Francisco and the Bay Area during World War II shaped the world we live in today. It discusses the invention of the atomic bomb, the migration of Black Americans to the San Francisco area, and the internment of Japanese Americans"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The crucible by the Bay -- Bridging the New World -- Gold comes to Berkeley -- Making the desert bloom -- A hit on Treasure Island -- Fission from the old world -- Panic in California -- Drumbeat to internment -- Developing the means -- Sketching the atomic bomb -- A national disgrace -- Nearer to free : black migration to San Francisco -- The baritone who broke the Jim Crow union -- Out of LeConte and into Los Alamos -- The workd comes to San Francisco -- Jack Kennedy present at the creation -- Trinity and after -- Gold in peace, iron in war.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781666941579
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Meza, Philip E. The San Francisco nexus in World War II Lanham : Lexington Books, 2023 ISBN 9781666941579
Language:
English
Keywords:
San Francisco
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Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
;
Kernwaffe
;
Forschung
;
Geschichte 1941-1945
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San Francisco
;
San Francisco Bay
;
Schwarze
;
Binnenwanderung
;
Japaner
;
Internierung
;
Geschichte 1941-1945
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