Könyv Prairie Forge James J. Kimble

Prairie Forge

The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II

Szerző: James J. Kimble
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten
Küldés 9-15 napon belül
5 983 Ft
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in history. A s...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2014
oldal
236
EAN
9780803248786
ISBN
0803248784
Enbook ID
04923421
Súly
338
Méretek
159 x 229 x 15

Teljes leírás

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the programme's momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942 - a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five million tonnes of scrap metal, literally salvaging the war effort itself.James J. Kimble chronicles Doorly's conception of a fierce competition pitting county against county, business against business, and, in schools across the state, class against class - inspiring Nebraskans to gather 67,000 tonnes of scrap in only three weeks. This astounding feat provided the template for a national drive. A tale of plowshares turned into arms, Prairie Forge gives the first full account of how home became home front for so many civilians.

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