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99% Invisible
It was mentioned that Kenneth D. Rose wrote this book about fallout shelters in American culture, and that the subject of shelters was inescapable in the early 1960s.
I'm Kenneth D. Rose. I wrote One Nation Underground, the fallout shelter in American culture.
— Episode: Cold War Kids
Episode: Cold War Kids
It was mentioned that Kenneth D. Rose wrote this book about fallout shelters in American culture, and that the subject of shelters was inescapable in the early 1960s.
I'm Kenneth D. Rose. I wrote One Nation Underground, the fallout shelter in American culture.
And he says, in fact, there was a lot of debate going on at the time about fallout shelters.
The subject was virtually inescapable in the early 1960s.
Every newspaper was running articles on shelters and the potential for survival.
And Dr. Rose also believes... Americans simply did not like the image of themselves cowering underground.
