The War Comes To Plum Street
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The War Comes To Plum Street
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Author : Bruce C. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2005-02-16
The War Comes To Plum Street written by Bruce C. Smith and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-16 with History categories.
How World War II changed New Castle, Indiana. “This is a unique look at the war, far from the front lines, but equally impacting life on the home front.” —Bookviews.com The War Comes to Plum Street brings to life the Second World War through the eyes of a small group of neighbors from a Midwestern town. Bruce C. Smith presents their stories just as they happened, without explanation or interpretation. To experience the war as they did, insofar as it is possible, we must understand how they perceived everyday events and recognize the incompleteness of their knowledge of what was taking place in Europe and the Pacific. The inhabitants of Plum Street in New Castle, Indiana, resemble many other average Americans of their day. As we discover how they experienced those fateful years, these Americans may have something to teach us about how we live in our own turbulent time. “This remains a superb story. Bruce C. Smith has a wonderful eye for detail and a compelling perspective and voice. We care about this place and the people who live here.” —James H. Madison, author of Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana “The book is worth reading for what it offers about the emotional life of the times. Smith recognizes that in a small community and, more particularly, on a single street, lives are enmeshed . . . Ultimately, this book is deeply personal, but it reminds us that life is lived at a deeply personal level.” —HistoryNet.com
The Forgotten Generation
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Author : Lisa L. Ossian
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2011-05-23
The Forgotten Generation written by Lisa L. Ossian and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-23 with History categories.
Explores the effect of the challenges of World War II on American children and teenagers.
Hoosiers
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Author : James H. Madison
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2014-08-05
Hoosiers written by James H. Madison and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-05 with History categories.
The story of this Midwestern state and its people, past and present: “An entertaining and fast read.” ―Indianapolis Star Who are the people called Hoosiers? What are their stories? Two centuries ago, on the Indiana frontier, they were settlers who created a way of life they passed to later generations. They came to value individual freedom and distrusted government, even as they demanded that government remove Indians, sell them land, and bring democracy. Down to the present, Hoosiers have remained wary of government power and have taken care to guard their tax dollars and their personal independence. Yet the people of Indiana have always accommodated change, exchanging log cabins and spinning wheels for railroads, cities, and factories in the nineteenth century, automobiles, suburbs, and foreign investment in the twentieth. The present has brought new issues and challenges, as Indiana’s citizens respond to a rapidly changing world. James H. Madison’s sparkling new history tells the stories of these Hoosiers, offering an invigorating view of one of America’s distinctive states and the long and fascinating journey of its people.
The Home Fronts Of Iowa 1939 1945
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Author : Lisa L. Ossian
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2009-10-16
The Home Fronts Of Iowa 1939 1945 written by Lisa L. Ossian and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-16 with History categories.
As Americans geared up for World War II, each state responded according to its economy and circumstances—as well as the disposition of its citizens. This book considers the war years in Iowa by looking at activity on different home fronts and analyzing the resilience of Iowans in answering the call to support the war effort. With its location in the center of the country, far from potentially threatened coasts, Iowa was also the center of American isolationism—historically Republican and resistant to involvement in another European war. Yet Iowans were quick to step up, and Lisa Ossian draws on historical archives as well as on artifacts of popular culture to record the rhetoric and emotion of their support. Ossian shows how Iowans quickly moved from skepticism to overwhelming enthusiasm for the war and answered the call on four fronts: farms, factories, communities, and kitchens. Iowa’s farmers faced labor and machinery shortages, yet produced record amounts of crops and animals—even at the expense of valuable topsoil. Ordnance plants turned out bombs and machine gun bullets. Meanwhile, communities supported war bond and scrap drives, while housewives coped with rationing, raised Victory gardens, and turned to home canning. The Home Fronts of Iowa, 1939–1945 depicts real people and their concerns, showing the price paid in physical and mental exhaustion and notes the heavy toll exacted on Iowa’s sons who fell in battle. Ossian also considers the relevance of such issues as race, class, and gender—particularly the role of women on the home front and the recruitment of both women and blacks for factory work—taking into account a prevalent suspicion of ethnic groups by the state’s largely homogeneous population. The fact that Iowans could become loyal citizen soldiers—forming an Industrial and Defense Commission even before Pearl Harbor—speaks not only to the patriotism of these sturdy midwesterners but also to the overall resilience of Americans. In unraveling how Iowans could so overwhelmingly support the war, Ossian digs deep into history to show us the power of emotion—and to help us better understand why World War II is consistently remembered as “the Good War.”
At Grandma S House
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Author : H. Byron Earhart
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2020-08-21
At Grandma S House written by H. Byron Earhart and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-21 with History categories.
Illinois State Historical Society Certificate of Excellence Winner, 2021 When H. Byron Earhart’s father enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, young Byron and his family moved into his grandparents' old-fashioned home with a coal-fired range and potbelly stove, and his mother took charge of the family business, a frozen food locker. Grandma was the undisputed head of the family. While his father served on the battleship USS Missouri, his grandparents and mother held the family and the business together. At Grandma’s House is a tribute to everyday Americans who provided the social glue for a country at war as they balanced fear and anxiety for loved ones with the challenges and pleasures of daily life. The experiences of the Earhart family and this Midwestern community, supplemented by contemporary documents, family photos, and professional illustrations, recount with vivid local color the drama that played out on the national and international stage.
Annals Of Iowa
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Annals Of Iowa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Iowa categories.
Annual Report Or Report Of The Secretary Of War
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Author : United States. War Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903
Annual Report Or Report Of The Secretary Of War written by United States. War Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with categories.
War Expenditures
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Expenditures in the War Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
War Expenditures written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
American Book Publishing Record
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
American Book Publishing Record written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with American literature categories.
Grandeur And Grace In The Ohio Country Building America From The Ground Up 1784 1860
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Author : William E. Firestone
language : en
Publisher: William Firestone
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Grandeur And Grace In The Ohio Country Building America From The Ground Up 1784 1860 written by William E. Firestone and has been published by William Firestone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.