Nuclear New Mexico - A Historical, Natural, and Virtual Tour

More than just a glimpse into the history of the atomic bomb and the tourism it spawned within New Mexico, Nuclear New Mexico examines the impact of nuclear testing within the rise of environmentalism. As readers explore New Mexico's landscape and its history, they will recognize familiar concerns about their own special places on the planet as societies adapt to rapidly altered landscapes.

About the author

M. JIMMIE KILLINGSWORTH is the author of twelve books on American literature, rhetoric, and environmental studies. He is the series editor for The Seventh Generation: Survival, Sustainability, Sustenance in a New Nature and is professor emeritus and former head of the English department at Texas A&M University. He resides in El Prado, New Mexico. JACQUELINE S. PALMER is the coauthor, with Killingsworth, of the award-winning Ecospeak: Rhetoric and Environmental Politics in America. Before retiring, she taught technical writing and editing in the English department at Texas A&M University, where she served as associate director of the writing programs office and assistant to the director of the department's institutional assessment program. She lives in El Prado, New Mexico. JAMES E. FROST is a professor in the writing and language studies department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he teaches rhetoric and writing. His award-winning photographs are also included in the permanent collections of Frost National Bank, Rio National Bank, Governors State University, and Prairie State College. He lives in Harlingen, Texas.

Product details

• Authors: M Jimmie Killingsworth, M. Jimmie Killingsworth, Jacqueline S Palmer, Jacqueline S. Palmer
• Assisted by: James E Frost (Photographs), James E. Frost (Photographs)
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781623496883
• ISBN: 978-1-62349-688-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 206 mm x 231 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Letters, rhetoric; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous