num_pages: 384
description: In a New Mexico snow storm, four men cross a barbed-wire fence at Stallion Gate to select a test site for the first atomic weapon. They are Oppenheimer, the physicist; Groves, the general; Fuchs, the spy. The fourth man is Sergeant Joe Peña, a hero, informer, fighter, musician, Indian. These four men—and a cast of soldiers, roughnecks and scientists—will change history forever.
language: English
title: Stallion Gate
titlecomplete: Stallion Gate
characters: Captain Augustino, General Groves, Al & Billy, Cleto, Rudy Peña, Sophie Reyes, Anna Weiss, Hilario Reyes, Dr. Foote, Pollack., Mike Peña, Kitty Oppenheimer, Dr. Oppenheimer, Dolores (Reyes) Peña, Sgt. Joe Peña, Private Eberly, Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, Dr. Harvey Pillsbury, Dr. Bonney, Corporal Gruber, Ben Reyes & Roberto, Sgt. Stingo, Sgt. Shapiro
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Crime
ratings_count: 1787
places: Los Alamos, New Mexico
publisher: Ballantine Books