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12-6 ATOMIC BOMB SPECIAL #1

“THE LAST TRAIN FROM HIROSHIMA”

By Charles Pellegrino read by Arthur Morey.

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“Drawing on the voice of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices detonated over Japan changed life on Earth forever.




“At the narrative’s core are eyewitness accounts of the who experienced the atomic explosions firsthand the Japanese civilians on the ground and the American Flyers in the air. Thirty people are known to have fed Hiroshima for Nagasaki where they arrived just in time to survive the second bomb. One of them, Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the only person who experienced the full effects of the cataclysm at ground zero both times.




“Pellegrino weaves spellbinding stores together within a narrative that challenges the official report, showing exactly what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and why.”




CAUTION: The book received some harsh criticism due to some dishonest information given to Pellegrino (by a troll) which evidenced after publication. I spoke with Mr. Pellegrino before playing the book for the first time some years ago and he told me the false interview information concerned events on Tinian Island describing the preparation for the first bombing. So these events have been edited from the reading on the show. Other than that, the reading, as the book, is unabridged.




One reaction to the false information inspired Pellegrino to publish a second book, “To Hell and Back: The Last Train From Hiroshima” (2020). Also available in print or audiobooks, audible, or CD.




Charles Pellegrino is the author of many books, including ‘Unearthing Atlantis,’ ‘Dust,’ ‘Ghosts of Vesuvius,’ ‘Her Name,’ ‘Ghosts of the Titanic,’ and ‘The Jesus Family Tomb.’ He has contributed to many popular magazines, including Science and Smithsonian.




Arthur Morey (reader) is a former literary manager of Chicago’s Body Politic Theater and has taught writing at SUNY Rockland and Northwestern University. The winner of three AudioFile Earphones Awards, his audiobooks include the ‘Walking Giant’ by David S. Reynolds and ‘Forces of Fortune’ by Vail Nasr.