One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0814775233
- ISBN-13
- 9780814775233
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 324
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-05-01
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Kenneth D. Rose
Description
A look at the fall-out shelters and how they reflected American anxieties and hopes during the 1950's and 60's.
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