A Guide to the Manhattan Project in New Mexico
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A Guide to the Manhattan Project in New Mexico
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A Guide to the Manhattan Project in New Mexico is a 64-page paperback travel guide and historical resource authored by Cynthia C. Kelly, with an introduction by Richard Rhodes. Published by the Atomic Heritage Foundation (2nd edition, January 1, 2012), the book serves as a guide for visiting Manhattan Project sites in the state.
The guide traces the journey of recruits from their arrival in New Mexico to the successful test of the first atomic bomb near Alamogordo. It is divided into three geographic sections and features:
Eyewitness Accounts: Stories from the La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe espionage tales, and social events at Edith Warner’s tea house.
Los Alamos Sites: Information on walking Bathtub Row, entering Fuller Lodge, and properties "behind the fence."
Historical Extras: A section on "Atomic Basics," a chronology, maps, and suggested places to see.
The book is available on Amazon for approximately $20.83 (new) or from $16.85 (used). It draws upon the anthology The Manhattan Project, also edited by Kelly, and is described as an "essential guidebook for the atomic tourist."