Book Description
Tells of the Amerian efforts to provide equipment for World War II and tells of the situation in America at the time.
Author : Stan Cohen
Publisher : Pictorial Histories Publishing Company
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 14,92 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :
Tells 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
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 10,34 MB
Release : 1998-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781568981406
The 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 : John Bush Jones
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1584657685
Madaus, Russell, and Higgins (all, Boston College) provide an exemplary overview of the consequences of high-stakes testing in the context of contemporary school reform policy. A major theme in this book centers on the assertion that high-stakes testing is the driving force behind school reform policy today. The authors argue that school reform policies, based solely on high-stakes testing, were mandated before careful research on the potential advantages and disadvantages. As members of the testing community, the authors do find value in testing; however, they also recognize its limitations, especially in the context of diverse populations. Those in charge of developing and implementing school reform policies today would find this to be an excellent resource; however, the book is also appropriate for a wide audience. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. Reviewed by J. C. Agnew-Tally.
Author : D. S. Grier
Publisher : Chi-Towne
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 25,44 MB
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781935766148
What would you do if your parents weren't watching? It's 1943 and eleven-year-old Les MacGregor is thinking of running away. He's sick of his parents, who are always fighting, and his three horrible brothers-perfect James, bitter Charlie, and annoying Johnny-the youngest, and a total pest. With his parents focused on their problems, Les has plenty of time on his own to do what he wants. After being ostracized thanks to the school bully, Les spends time dissecting a dead cat in his secret science lab, scaling the attic roof, and tapping phone lines, which seems like a great idea until the FBI comes calling. It's time for Les to go, so he plans his escape. While the family gathers at the station to ship his oldest brother off to war, Les figures it's the perfect time to hop a train and go on a grand adventure. After all, there's nobody looking-right?
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Publisher : Michael O'Mara
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,22 MB
Release : 2007-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843172642
The 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 : Reiko Weston
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 20,3 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822517276
Clearly written recipes and full-color photographs of places and dishes highlight a collection of traditional Japanese meals.
Author : John Morton Blum
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,8 MB
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : 9780156936286
A 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 : Robert Heide
Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 38,40 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780811809276
While 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 : Richard E. Holl
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 20,18 MB
Release : 2015-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0813165652
When 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.
Author : Ronald H. Bailey
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 1977
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