Award-winning
author John William Law has been chosen as a finalist in '50 Great
Writers You Should Be Reading'. His honors came as the result of an
appearance on The Authors Show
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John William Law, Author Of ‘Who Nuked The Duke?’ Chosen As Finalist For '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'
Law
was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors who appeared on The
Authors Show Radio in 2014. Law's book contends that nuclear fallout in
St. George, Utah contributed to the death of John Wayne and others who
worked in the area while filming 'The Conquerer'
[Wilmington, NC, December 3, 2014] John William Law, author of 'Who Nuked The
Duke?' has been chosen as a finalist for '50 Great Writers You Should
Be Reading'. Winners will appear in the 2014-2015 edition of the book.
Law was chosen as the result of his appearance on The Authors Show
Radio.
“The morning of May 19, 1953 started off a bit overcast,
but overall an ordinary spring day for the residents of St. George,
Utah,” says Law. “But it was far from that. In fact, it would be a day
that would mark a dramatic change for the community and anyone who
might inhabit the local surroundings for the foreseeable future.”
John
Wayne's epic film, 'The Conqueror' was filmed in Snow Canyon, Utah.
“The movie was filmed largely in an area called Snow Canyon, a place
that acted, in many ways, as a reservoir for nuclear fallout,” says
Law. “Because the government would only support nuclear detonations
when winds were directing blasts away from Los Angeles or Las Vegas,
Utah became immediate focal point for collecting nuclear debris after
the blasts.” Law writes that even though the cast and crew of 'The
Conqueror' would not set foot in Utah for another year, the deadly
fallout had already amassed in the area where the film would be shot
and the intensity of the radioactive area spelled doom for not only the
movie stars, but for the supporting cast, crew and local community that
came out as film extras or to watch the stars at work.
"I'm
honored," Law stated, "to be recognized as one of the 50 great writers
of 2014. And it's especially rewarding for my work 'Who Nuked The
Duke?' because it was a 10 year effort that I put so much of myself
into."
'Who Nuked the Duke?' was named best General Non-Fiction
book in the 2014 San Francisco Book Festival and won the award for
National Indie Excellence for Performing Arts books in 2014. The book
was also a finalist for best performing arts book of 2014 for USA Book
News Best Book Awards and earned an honorable mention for non fiction
titles in the Royal Dragonfly Book Competition.
"The book," Law
concluded, "is also a look at the nuclear testing program and its
impact on a community, under the guise of patriotism and government
security and secrecy."
John William Law is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at jwlaw@earthlink.net.
Books are available in print and ebook versions at Amazon and wherever
books are sold. Members of the public who wish to vote may do so at The
Authors Show site. More information is available at the publisher's
website at http://www.aplombpublishing.com.
About John William Law:
John
William Law is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduate of
Temple University's School of Journalism and Communications. He has
worked as a reporter and editor for daily, weekly and monthly news
publications and is the author of numerous books including "Alfred
Hitchcock: The Icon Years," "Curse of the Silver Screen" and "What Ever
Happened to Mommie Dearest?". His book "Alfred Hitchcock: The Icon
Years" was named Best Non-Fiction: Biography in 2011 in a national book
competition.
Contact:
John William Law http://www.aplombpublishing.com jwlaw@earthlink.net
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