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Dan O'Neill

    Sonnets
    The Firecracker Boys
    • Sonnets

      • 50pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      The most famous sonnet cycle in world literature now in a French prose translation.Le plus célèbre cycle de sonnet dans la littérature mondiale maintenant dans une traduction en prose française.

      Sonnets2025
      4,2
    • The Firecracker Boys

      H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement

      • 450pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      Set against the backdrop of 1958, the narrative reveals a controversial plan by Edward Teller to detonate nuclear bombs off Alaska's coast to create a harbor. The initiative faced fierce opposition from local Eskimos and biologists, who successfully thwarted what could have been a catastrophic environmental disaster. The story highlights themes of governmental arrogance and the emergence of America's environmental movement, showcasing Dan O'Neill's passion for Alaska and his commitment to uncovering a pivotal moment in the Nuclear Age.

      The Firecracker Boys2007
      4,2