SECRET CITY The Second Generation

Raised by a generation of brave and brilliant American Patriots, in the secret shadows of a nuclear reservation, children of the Atomic City were special. This second generation, including the class of 1965, grew up with air raid sirens and secret escape routes in a valley surrounded by oak trees in rural East Tennessee. They were sheltered and loved as one family united, not by DNA but by USA. Short snippets and warm tributes take you on a fascinating journey of hilarious classroom escapades, rodeos, bootleggers, rabid foxes, vegetable wars, country clubs, and clandestine field trips. You will peer into the bottomless, possibly corpse-infested rock quarry and learn why the children wore raw onions on strings around their necks. You will dance through life with Swank-ettes, Sub-Debs, Penguins, Gents and Chanticleers and cry with them in horror when white supremacists bomb Clinton High School. A great read for all ages, the second generation is sure to inspire you and will remain in your heart forever.