The publisher of a book about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima whose author relied on a fraudulent source has said it will stop printing and shipping copies because of further questions about the writer’s sources.
The publisher, Henry Holt & Company, says it is offering refunds to retailers and wholesalers for “The Last Train From Hiroshima,” by Charles Pellegrino, an account of both the mission to drop the bomb and its victims. The company had printed about 18,000 copies of the book.
The New York Times reported last month that one of the book’s sources, Joseph Fuoco, described as a last-minute substitute flight engineer on one of the two planes that escorted the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, was an imposter. Mr. Fuoco, who died in 2008 at 84, has been discredited by scientists, historians, veterans and the family of the actual flight engineer.
Book / note on Amazon.com
The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back (John MacRae Books)
Note on record of book at Amazon.com:
Henry Holt and Company has announced that it will no longer print, correct or ship copies of The Last Train from Hiroshima due to the discovery of dishonest sources of information for the book. According to the publisher: “Mr. Pellegrino has a long history in the publishing world, and we have been very proud and honored to publish his history of such an important historical event. But without the confidence that we can stand behind the work in its entirety, we cannot continue to sell this product to our customers.”
Washington Post
Story in the Washington Post about the book.
Book is now #27
Like they say all press is good press even if it is negative. Book is now #27 on Amazon.