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Author: Stan Cohen
Publisher: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTells of the Amerian efforts to provide equipment for World War II and tells of the situation in America at the time.
Author: William L. Bird
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 1998-06
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781568981406
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe poster - inexpensive, colorful, and immediate - was an ideal medium for delivering messages about Americans' duties on the home front during World War II. Design for Victory presents more than 150 of these stunning images - many never reproduced since their first issue - culled from the collections of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. William L. Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein delve beneath the surface of these colorful graphics, telling the stories behind their production and revealing how posters fulfilled the goals and needs of their creators. The authors describe the history of how specific posters were conceived and received, focusing on the workings of the wartime advertising profession and demonstrating how posters often reflected uneasy relations between labor and management.
Author: Sylvia Whitman
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 1993-01-01
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780822517276
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes life in the United States during World War II, discussing such activities as civil defense, the Japanese relocation, rationing, propaganda, and censorship.
Author: John Bush Jones
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2009-07-15
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 1584658339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA lively look at magazine ads during World War II and their roles in sustaining morale and promoting home-front support of the war, with lots of illustrations
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Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Published: 2007-09-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781843172642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe period of wartime food rationing is now seen as a time when the nation was at its healthiest and these Ministry of Food leaflets advised the general public on how to cope with shortages. This is a nostalgic look back at one of the hardest and yet perhaps healthiest times in history, but is also a relevant guide on healthy eating for today.
Author: John Morton Blum
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780156936286
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA noted historian examines the impact of culture and politics on the wartime attitudes and experiences of Americans and their expectations concerning the postwar world.
Author: Charles D. Chamberlain
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780820324432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the trend, emerging during World War II, of the South's poor population using the war's industrialization to acquire employment and social stature, a trend that extended into the civil rights era to fight segregation.
Author: Robert Heide
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780811809276
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile young men and women were overseas fighting the battles of World War II, those left behind in the states filled the home front with humor and longing, style and song. Home Front America is a nostalgic, visual look at the cultural ephemera of that era, with all of its brash propaganda and sweet sentimentality. Authors Robert Heide and John Gilman have collected an astounding array of items which vividly recall American life during those chaotic times. Through a substantial, entertaining text and colorful photographs of pinback buttons, war posters, fashions, household products, ads, and much more, these two war-baby authors have evoked a time of excitement, strength, sacrifice, and hope. The book also explores a multitude of home front activities, from U.S.O. canteens to war bond rallies, home front decor to housewives' wartime menus, Victory Gardens to rationing, and radio programming to Hollywood films.
Author: Kirby Larson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2016-10-11
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 0545840732
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom a Newbery Honor author, a white boy and black girl bond in World War II Louisiana as they rescue a dog in this “practically perfect” historical novel (Kirkus Reviews). With his dad serving in World War II in Europe, and his sister working at the Higgins Boat factory to support the war effort, Fish Elliot fights off loneliness. That is, when he’s not fending off his annoying neighbor, Olympia, who has a knack for messing up Fish’s inventions. But when his latest invention leads Fish to Liberty, a beautiful stray dog who needs a home, he and Olympia work together to rescue her. His growing friendship with Olympia, who is African American, is not the norm in 1940s New Orleans. But as they work together to save Liberty, he finds his perceptions of the world—of race and war, family and friendship—transformed. “Larson . . . creates an engaging story that is rich in historical details. She purposefully captures both the fear and the hope in a world torn by war as well as the simple love of a boy for his dog. Practically perfect.” —Kirkus Reviews “A slice-of-life tale for historical fiction fans and animal lovers alike.” —School Library Journal
Author: Richard E. Holl
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2015-10-09
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0813165652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen World War II broke out in Europe in September 1939, Kentucky was still plagued by the Great Depression. Even though the inevitably of war had become increasingly apparent earlier that year, the citizens of the Commonwealth continued to view foreign affairs as a lesser concern compared to issues such as the lingering economic depression, the approaching planting season, and the upcoming gubernatorial race. It was only the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that destroyed any lingering illusions of peace. In Committed to Victory: The Kentucky Home Front During World War II, author Richard Holl offers the first comprehensive examination of the Commonwealth's civilian sector during this pivotal era in the state's history. National mobilization efforts rapidly created centers of war production and activity in Louisville, Paducah, and Richmond, producing new economic prosperity in the struggling region. The war effort also spurred significant societal changes, including the emergence of female and minority workforces in the state. In the Bluegrass, this trend found its face in Pulaski County native Rose Will Monroe, who was discovered as she assembled B-24 and B-29 bombers and was cast as Rosie the Riveter in films supporting the war effort. Revealing the struggles and triumphs of civilians during World War II, Holl illuminates the personal costs of the war, the black market for rationed foods and products, and even the inspiration that coach Adolph Rupp and the University of Kentucky basketball team offered to a struggling state. Committed to Victory is a timely and engaging account that fills a significant gap in the literature on a crucial period of American history.
