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Los Alamos The Ranch School Years 1917-1943

Los Alamos The Ranch School Years 1917-1943
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  • ISBN-13: 9780826328830
  • ISBN: 0826328830
  • Edition: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

AUTHOR

Wirth, John D., Aldrich, Linda Harvey

SUMMARY

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, Cecil, taught at the school and directed its summer camp. John spent his early childhood at the school along with his brother Tim, later a US Senator from Colorado. Drawing on oral accounts, memoirs, and archival documents, as well as John's firsthand knowledge and family lore, the authors situate the school within the educational trends of the day and New Mexico's cultural milieu.Wirth, John D. is the author of 'Los Alamos The Ranch School Years 1917-1943', published 2003 under ISBN 9780826328830 and ISBN 0826328830.

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