Larger than life : New Mexico in the twentieth century / Ferenc M. Szasz.
| Author/creator | Szasz, Ferenc Morton |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2006. |
| Description | xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh and the shaping of New Mexican history -- J. Robert Oppenheimer and the state of New Mexico : a reciprocal relationship -- Congressman Bill Richardson and the 1984 creation of the Bisti and De-na-zin Wilderness Areas in Northwest New Mexico -- The cultures of modern New Mexico, 1940 to the early twenty-first century -- Cutting the gordian knot : how Leslie R. Groves and Norris Bradbury made the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory permanent, 1945-48 -- New Mexico's forgotten nuclear tests : projects Gnome (1961) and Gasbuggy (1967) -- The history of atomic photography -- Francis Schlatter : the spiritual healer of the Southwest -- The Tolar, New Mexico, munitions train explosion, November 30, 1944 -- The saga of Chaco Canyon's "threatening rock," ca. 550 B.C.E.-22 January, 1941. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-279) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005027464 |
| ISBN | 0826338836 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780826338839 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F801 .S97 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |