The Gi Bill Boys
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The Gi Bill Boys
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Author : Stella Suberman
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2012-09-15
The Gi Bill Boys written by Stella Suberman and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-15 with categories.
In her warm and witty new memoir, Stella Suberman charms readers with her personal perspective as she recalls the original 1940s GI Bill. As she writes of the bill and the epic events that spawned it, she manages, in her crisp way, to personalize and humanizes them in order to entertain and to educate. Although her story is in essence that of two Jewish families, it echoes the story of thousands of Americans of that period. Her narrative begins with her Southern family and her future husband’s Northern one – she designates herself and her husband as “Depression kids” – as they struggle through the Great Depression. In her characteristically lively style, she recounts the major happenings of the era: the Bonus March of World War I veterans; the attack on Pearl Harbor; the Roosevelt/New Deal years; the rise of Hitler’s Nazi party and the Holocaust; the second World War; and the post-war period when veterans returned home to a collapsed and jobless economy. She then takes the reader to the moment when the GI Bill appeared, the glorious moment, as she writes, when returning veterans realized they had been given a future. As her husband begins work on his Ph.D., she focuses on the GI men and their wives as college life consumed them. It is the time also of Senator Joseph McCarthy and the “Red Scare,” of the creation of an Israeli state, of the Korean War, and of other important issues, and she discusses them forthrightly. Throughout this section she writes of how the GI’s doggedly studied, engaged in critical thinking (perhaps for the first time), discovered their voices. As she suggests, it was not the 1930’s anymore, and the GI Bill boys were poised to give America an authentic and robust middle class. Stella Suberman is the author of two popular and well-reviewed titles: The Jew Store and When It Was OurWar. In its starred review, Booklist called The Jew Store “an absolute pleasure,” and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that it was “valuable history as well as a moving story.” When It Was Our War received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and in another starred review, Kirkus Reviews described it as “Engaging . . . A remarkable story that resonates with intelligence and insight.” Mrs. Suberman lives with her husband, Jack, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The G I Bill For Children
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Author : Lamar Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Ashbrook Press
Release Date : 1992
The G I Bill For Children written by Lamar Alexander and has been published by Ashbrook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Education categories.
Playing With The Boys
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Author : Eileen McDonagh
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-10-25
Playing With The Boys written by Eileen McDonagh and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-25 with Social Science categories.
Athletic contests help define what we mean in America by "success." By keeping women from "playing with the boys" on the false assumption that they are inherently inferior, society relegates them to second-class citizens. In this forcefully argued book, Eileen McDonagh and Laura Pappano show in vivid detail how women have been unfairly excluded from participating in sports on an equal footing with men. Using dozens of powerful examples--girls and women breaking through in football, ice hockey, wrestling, and baseball, to name just a few--the authors show that sex differences are not sufficient to warrant exclusion in most sports, that success entails more than brute strength, and that sex segregation in sports does not simply reflect sex differences, but actively constructs and reinforces stereotypes about sex differences. For instance, women's bodies give them a physiological advantage in endurance sports, yet many Olympic events have shorter races for women than men, thereby camouflaging rather than revealing women's strengths.
Legislation To Provide Gi Benefits For Post Korean Veterans
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Legislation To Provide Gi Benefits For Post Korean Veterans written by United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.
Legislation To Provide Gi Benefits For Post Korean Veterans
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Legislation To Provide Gi Benefits For Post Korean Veterans written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Korean War, 1950-1953 categories.
Considers S. 9, H.R. 74, and numerous related bills, to provide education and training benefits to veterans who have served subsequent to Jan. 1955. Eligibility would be based upon service during the induction period and upon service in a combat zone.
Just A Kentucky Boy
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Author : Harold S. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: TEACH Services, Inc.
Release Date : 2011-06-22
Just A Kentucky Boy written by Harold S. Johnson and has been published by TEACH Services, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
How does a country boy from Kentucky end up teaching and preaching in Lebanon and Africa, among other foreign countries? Simple! God had a plan for Harold S. Johnson--a plan that included spreading the gospel in the States and overseas. In his younger years, Harold did not aspire to be a teacher or a pastor, but God touched his young heart through the Voice of Prophecy when Harold was serving in the military, and he never looked back. After accepting Christ, his faith was tested, but he stood firm for his beliefs, and God provided for his needs. After being discharged from the military, Harold pursued a college degree and embarked on a whirlwind journey of serving the Lord overseas. Despite tragedy, hardships, daunting responsibilities, and political unrest, Harold faithfully served God where he was placed. Even in retirement, Harold continues to work for his heavenly Father, now serving as a hospital and military chaplain. "Just a Kentucky Boy" is a reminder to all of us that God can use everyone who fully surrenders to Him.
Government And The Economy
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Author : David A. Dieterle
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2014-10-14
Government And The Economy written by David A. Dieterle and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with Business & Economics categories.
In this non-biased, politically neutral compendium, the authors trace the evolution of the U.S. government's role in the economy, including the history, ideas, key players, and court rulings that influenced its involvement. Today's economic environment is in constant flux, as is the participation of governments in it. Local, state, national, and global governmental agencies have taken on new responsibilities—with both positive and negative economic consequences. This book looks at the changing role of American government in the economy, from determining the measurements of economic health, to being mindful of corporate sustainability, to legislating business practices and consumer affairs. This comprehensive collection of essays draws from the contributions of 25 economic scholars along with seasoned educators David A. Dieterle and Kathleen C. Simmons to examine economic systems and the factors that influence them. The work includes summaries of important Supreme Court cases that have impacted America's economic infrastructure, biographies of famous economists, and descriptions of the seven key economic systems—command (socialism), democratic socialism, fascism, market (capitalism), state capitalism, transitional, and welfare state.
The Gi Bill
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Author : Glenn Altschuler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-02
The Gi Bill written by Glenn Altschuler and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-02 with Education categories.
On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill.In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, it was far from an obvious, straightforward piece of legislation, but resulted from tense political maneuvering and complex negotiations. As Altschuler and Blumin show, an unlikely coalition emerged to shape and pass the bill, bringing together both New Deal Democrats and conservatives who had vehemently opposed Roosevelt's social-welfare agenda. For the first time in American history returning soldiers were not only supported, but enabled to pursue success--a revolution in America's policy towards its veterans.Once enacted, the G.I. Bill had far-reaching consequences. By providing job training, unemployment compensation, housing loans, and tuition assistance, it allowed millions of Americans to fulfill long-held dreams of social mobility, reshaping the national landscape. The huge influx of veterans and federal money transformed the modern university and the surge in single home ownership vastly expanded America's suburbs. Perhaps most important, as Peter Drucker noted, the G.I. Bill "signaled the shift to the knowledge society." The authors highlight unusual or unexpected features of the law--its color blindness, the frankly sexist thinking behind it, and its consequent influence on race and gender relations. Not least important, Altschuler and Blumin illuminate its role in individual lives whose stories they weave into this thoughtful account.Written with insight and narrative verve by two leading historians, The G.I. Bill makes a major contribution to the scholarship of postwar America.
Cold War Gi Bill 1965
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Cold War Gi Bill 1965 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Veterans categories.
Considers (89) S. 9.
Cold War Gi Bill 1965
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Cold War Gi Bill 1965 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.