“She is able to understand from the outside and document the reality of how it feels on the inside to be a contaminated people. She crossed borders gracefully, revealing the contamination in southern white communities in Utah side by side with our story on the Navajo Nation.”

“Compelling, well written, and meticulously researched.”

“Fox effectively shows how the stories of regular people are to be trusted more than the words of the government and the experts when the latter are lying in a misguided attempt to protect national security.”

“This book also sheds light on the present, challenging us to wonder what ‘official fictions’ are being constructed today. We can learn from the downwinders, recognize the connection between living systems and act to protect our lives and the planet we depend on before more disasters occur.”

“Combining the intricacies of the official record with the complicated narratives of the individuals she interviewed, Fox provides texture and insight into becoming and being downwind within the framework of both nuclear testing and uranium mining.””

“Fox’s account provides a welcome addition to the literature on the nuclear West made richer with new voices of those who lived and labored on the front lines of the Cold War.”

“Fox gives the history of the nuclear age back to the people who had it written in their bones. The testimony she captured is both shocking and inspiring.”

“Downwind offers a provocative and engaging new history of the suffering sustained by southwestern communities in the aftermath of nuclear testing and radioactive fallout.”