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OverviewBLACK AND WHITE EDITION A voyage of pleasure becomes a voyage of protest. During the Cold War (1958), an American family, a Japanese yachtsman--and a cat--sailed their 50-foot yacht, Phoenix of Hiroshima, into the Pacific Proving Grounds to challenge atmospheric nuclear testing. Dr. Earle Reynolds designed and built the boat while doing a three-year study for the Atomic Energy Commission on the effects of nuclear radiation on the growth and development of children who survived Hiroshima. The family--Earle, Barbara, Ted (20) and Jessica (14), with Japanese yachtsman Nick Mikami--had just completed 3-1/2 years of a world cruise. They returned to Honolulu, ready for the last leg of their journey back to Hiroshima. But the same government agency which had commissioned Earle's research on radiation was now testing nuclear weapons in the Pacific and had declared 390,000 square miles of ocean off-limits to Americans. The route the Phoenix had to take was right through this forbidden zone. The family sailed into the test zone. In 1961 they sailed to Nakhodka, U.S.S.R, to protest Soviet nuclear testing. Decades later (2010), the Phoenix sank in the Sacramento River. A corporation has been formed as the new owner of the boat to raise and restore Phoenix of Hiroshima to sail again for a nuclear-free world. For more information or to make a donation, write to PhoenixofHiroshima@gmail.com. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jessica Reynolds RenshawPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9781544037332ISBN 10: 1544037333 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 01 April 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Jessica Reynolds Renshaw, now a wife, mother, and grandmother, describes herself as ""anti-nuke"" and ""pro-life."" Her non-fiction books include Jessica's Journal, (www.betweenthemasts.blogspot.com), To Russia with Love (available from the Peace Resource Center, Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio) and a biography of her mother, MUM: The Conscience, Courage, and Compassion of Barbara Reynolds." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |