Uranium frenzy
Subtitle: saga of the nuclear west
By: by Raye C. Ringholz
Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Logan, Utah
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780874214734
Subjects: Industries; History; Electronic books; Uranium industry; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; General
Description: Now expanded to include the story of nuclear testing and its consequences, Uranium Frenzy has become the classic account of the uranium rush that gripped the Colorado Plateau region in the 1950s. Instigated by the U.S. government's need for uranium to fuel its growing atomic weapons program, stimulated by Charlie Steen's lucrative Mi Vida strike in 1952, manned by rookie prospectors from all walks of life, and driven to a fever pitch by penny stock promotions, the boom created a colorful era in the Four Corners region and Salt Lake City (where the stock frenzy was centered) but ultimately went.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-336) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: The siren call; title: The European experience; title: The dawn's early light; title: Deadly daughters; title: Bonanza at Big Indian; title: Uranium frenzy; title: Dirty Harry; title: The burden of proof; title: The future of America; title: The colossus of cash; title: Success and subpoenas; title: The bubble bursts; title: Leetso the monster that kills; title: The American experience; title: Senator Steen; title: A widow fights back; title: Full circle; title: A standard is set; title: Compassionate compensation; title: Aftermath.