Dawn over Zero: The Story of the Atomic Bomb
by Laurence, William L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner name on front free endpaper, pages toned, top corner torn from pp 273-274.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner name on front free . endpaper, pages toned, top corner torn from pp 273-274.. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated tan cloth. xii, 274, viii pp. Photos. Laurence was a science correspondent with the New York Times and was tapped by U. S. Army Major General Leslie Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project, to be its official historian. Laurence was present at the Trinity test at Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945 and has dramatic photos of the bomb as it explodes. Other photos in the book show the after-effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Laurence received a Pulitzer Prize for his A-bomb reporting but his journalistic integrity has come into question in recent years. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51847
- Title
- Dawn over Zero: The Story of the Atomic Bomb
- Author
- Laurence, William L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner name on front free endpaper, pages toned, top corner torn from pp 273-274.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1946
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Atomic Bomb, Manhattan Project, Trinity test
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Technology;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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