Eternal harvest
Subtitle: the legacy of American bombs in Laos
By: by Karen J. Coates ; photos by Jerry Redfern
Contributors: Redfern, Jerry, photographer
Publisher: ThingsAsian Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Francisco, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9781934159491
Subjects: Campaigns; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Land mine victims; Bomb reconnaissance; Cluster bombs; Unexploded ordnance; History
Description: Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern spent more than seven years traveling in Laos, talking to farmers, scrap-metal hunters, people who make and use tools from UXO, people who hunt for death beneath the earth and render it harmless. With their words and photographs, they reveal the beauty of Laos, the strength of Laotians, and the commitment of bomb-disposal teams. People take precedence in this account, which is deeply personal without ever becoming a polemic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [334]-363) and index.
Table of contents: title: All that remains; title: Addendum 1. Comments; title: When the planes came : remembering war; title: Addendum 2. A few common bombs; title: Shovels and scrap; title: Accidents; title: Addendum 3. The survey says; title: Clearance; title: Jim Harris : an American in Laos; title: The Plain of Jars; title: The Ho Chi Minh Trail today; title: Life on the farm; title: Prospects.