
Atomic Farmgirl is a wise, irreverent, deeply personal story of growing up right in the wrong place. The granddaughter of German Lutheran homesteaders, Teri Hein was raised in the 1950s and 1960s in rural eastern Washington. This starkly elegant landscape serves as the poignant backdrop to her story, for one hundred miles to the south of this idyllic, all-American setting lay the toxins — both men...
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Mariner Books (April 18, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0618302417
ASIN: B006TR2QQY
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 16680280
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Everyone, in Washington, Oregon & Idaho should read this book! A true story about a wonderful family/community loyal to their country and the effects of the Hanford Nuclear Plant on neighboring farms. Very touching stories about the people in the a...
sical — of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. From horseback riding to haying, Flag Day parades to Cold War duck-and-cover drills, Atomic Farmgirl chronicles a peculiar coming of age for a young girl and her community of hardworking, patriotic folk, whose way of life — and livelihood — are gradually threatened by the poisons of progress.Combining a profoundly tender story of youth with politics and an unmistakable sense of place, Teri Hein has written a memoir that is part Terry Tempest Williams, part Erin Brockovich, part Garrison Keillor. In the end, she offers a rich and ribald journey into the universal mysteries of childhood, love, community, and home, a journey that confirms humankind’s infinite capacity for hope.