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08/12/2002 Entry: "Alas Babylon"

I read Alas, Babylon over the weekend. It's about survivors of a nuclear war in a small town in Florida. It was written in 1958 so there a weird mix of pre-Civil Rights, pre-moon race imagery with all the still-fresh nuclear stuff. Probably not the best thing to be reading a few days after the bombing anniversaries and a few weeks before September 11th.

Here are some 1950's era atomic bomb pamphlets: Atomic Bombing: How to Protect Yourself. From Canada: 11 Steps to Survival, complete with classic ditch protection graphic, as well as a car graphic I never saw before. The stuffed animal in the back seat is a nice touch.