Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Hanford Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Plutonium, Production, and Pollution: Hanford's Career as Federal Enclave -- 2. The Atomic City of the West: Richland and the Tri-Cities -- 3. The Politics of Hanford: Warfare and Welfare -- 4. Hanford and the Columbia River Basin: Economy and Ecology -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Note on Sources -- Abbreviations Used in Notes -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.