Los Alamos: The Ranch School Years, 1917-1943

by John D. Wirth and Linda K. Aldrich

Book Overview

Twenty-five years before the Manhattan Project created the town of Los Alamos, the Pajarito Plateau was home to an elite prep school for boys, ages twelve to eighteen. The Los Alamos Ranch School combined a robust outdoor life and a carefully cultivated wilderness experience with a rigorous academic program and the structured discipline of a Boy Scout troop, perfectly mirroring the Progressive Era's quest for perfection.

John Wirth's father,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826328849
• ISBN13: 9780826328847
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"