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Downwind book tour!

Sarah Fox is organizing this fundraiser.
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Greetings!  My name is Sarah Fox.  I'm a historian and a writer based out of Seattle.  I make my living as a waitress.  In November of 2014 I published Downwind: A People's History of the Nuclear West (University of Nebraska Press), after ten years of research and writing.  Downwind explores the human and environmental cost of nuclear testing and uranium extraction in the American West through the stories of “downwinders,” the residents of the Great Basin region affected by radiological pollution. These citizens tell of insidious food and water contamination, communities ravaged by cancer epidemics, farmers and ranchers economically ruined by crop failures and massive livestock die­offs, and miners working in dangerous conditions without proper safety equipment while the government surreptitiously studied the effects of radiation on humans.

Downwind brings to light the experiences and concerns of groups whose voices have been silenced and marginalized for decades in the name of patriotism and national security, tracing the evolution of a citizen activist movement that eventually challenged the federal government and powerful military and energy industries.

As a first time author who published with a university press, I did not receive an advance, and I do not receive any institutional funding or support for a book tour.  That's where I need your help! I will not receive any royalties until August of 2015 (1% of book sales, 15% of ebook sales) and I will be donating a percentage of those royalties to nonprofit groups (HEAL Utah and the Southwest Research and Information Center).  Until I receive those royalties (however large or small they may be), any costs I incur travelling or taking time off work to promote the book come out of my family's budget, which is limited. I am also donating copies of my book to the activists who were interviewed for the book, and I am hoping to donate additional copies to libraries and nonprofit groups in communities heavily impacted by nuclear activities. I cannot do this alone. 

Ordinary people just like us kept this story alive around their kitchen tables for years. Help me to spark new kitchen table conversations about nuclear weapons and power, national security, government accountability, environmental justice, uranium, toxic site cleanup, and citizen activism. 


Learn more on the book's website!

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Sarah Fox
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Seattle, WA

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