Reviews for One nation underground

The average rating for One nation underground based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-10-01 00:00:00 Lynda Johnson I remember seeing, as a small child in the 70s, the basement door at our church with a large black and yellow FALLOUT SHELTER sign over it. I never really understood why, and no one ever talked about it, but *now* I get it. What an interesting book to read! Kind of scholarly, so be warned going in if that's not your cup of tea. I really got a feel for how all-pervasive the Cold War was in the 50s and 60s. My only quibble is that the font is kind of small, and I would have loved more illustrations. It will be interesting to see how the politics of our nation changes as the people who grew up under the specter of imminent nuclear destruction age and move out of power.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-11-21 00:00:00 Derek Williamson An interesting and thorough review of the history of the fallout shelter in the United States...but also a rather good history on the nuclear apocalypse literature - both science fiction and creative non-fiction - of the era. Little mention is made of the proliferation (pun intended) of films that covered the same subject, particularly in the 1980s, though there is a discussion of On the Beach and a limited mention of The Day After. Still, an engaging and well-written text.