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Author : V. Dennis Wrynn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015071210614
Author : Albert J. Baime
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780547719283
Chronicles Detroit's dramatic transition from an automobile manufacturing center to a highly efficient producer of World War II airplanes, citing the essential role of Edsel Ford's rebellion against his father, Henry Ford.
Author : Gregory D. Sumner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467119474
When President Roosevelt called for the country to be the great "Arsenal of Democracy," Detroit helped turn the tide against fascism with its industrial might. Locals were committed to the cause, putting careers and personal ambitions on hold. Factories were retooled from the ground up. Industrialist Henry Ford, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, aviator Charles Lindbergh, legendary boxer Joe Louis, future baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg and the real-life Rosie the Riveters all helped drive the city that was "forging thunderbolts" for the front lines. With a panoramic narrative, author Gregory D. Sumner chronicles the wartime sacrifices, contributions and everyday life of the Motor City.
Author : Paul Taylor
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814339305
Details Detroit's tumultuous social, political, and military history during the Civil War.
Author : Charles K. Hyde
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814339527
Throughout World War II, Detroit's automobile manufacturers accounted for one-fifth of the dollar value of the nation's total war production, and this amazing output from "the arsenal of democracy" directly contributed to the allied victory. In fact, automobile makers achieved such production miracles that many of their methods were adopted by other defense industries, particularly the aircraft industry. In Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II, award-winning historian Charles K. Hyde details the industry's transition to a wartime production powerhouse and some of its notable achievements along the way. Hyde examines several innovative cooperative relationships that developed between the executive branch of the federal government, U.S. military services, automobile industry leaders, auto industry suppliers, and the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union, which set up the industry to achieve production miracles. He goes on to examine the struggles and achievements of individual automakers during the war years in producing items like aircraft engines, aircraft components, and complete aircraft; tanks and other armored vehicles; jeeps, trucks, and amphibians; guns, shells, and bullets of all types; and a wide range of other weapons and war goods ranging from search lights to submarine nets and gyroscopes. Hyde also considers the important role played by previously underused workers-namely African Americans and women-in the war effort and their experiences on the line. Arsenal of Democracy includes an analysis of wartime production nationally, on the automotive industry level, by individual automakers, and at the single plant level. For this thorough history, Hyde has consulted previously overlooked records collected by the Automobile Manufacturers Association that are now housed in the National Automotive History Collection of the Detroit Public Library. Automotive historians, World War II scholars, and American history buffs will welcome the compelling look at wartime industry in Arsenal of Democracy.
Author : Colleen Doody
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780252094446
Detroit's Cold War locates the roots of American conservatism in a city that was a nexus of labor and industry in postwar America. Drawing on meticulous archival research focusing on Detroit, Colleen Doody shows how conflict over business values and opposition to labor, anticommunism, racial animosity, and religion led to the development of a conservative ethos in the aftermath of World War II. Using Detroit--with its large population of African-American and Catholic immigrant workers, strong union presence, and starkly segregated urban landscape--as a case study, Doody articulates a nuanced understanding of anticommunism during the Red Scare. Looking beyond national politics, she focuses on key debates occurring at the local level among a wide variety of common citizens. In examining this city's social and political fabric, Doody illustrates that domestic anticommunism was a cohesive, multifaceted ideology that arose less from Soviet ideological incursion than from tensions within the American public.
Author : René Thomas Verchères de Boucherville,James Foster
Publisher : Chicago : Lakeside Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Detroit (Mich.)
ISBN : UOM:39015010835281
Author : Dominic J. CapeciJr.
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813193724
Edward J. Jeffries Jr., was elected mayor of Detroit in 1937 and for a decade led the city through a period of race riots, union turmoil, and unprecedented growth. Jeffries's circle of friends was made up primarily of newspaper reporters who shared his interests and lifestyle. Devoted to family, they nevertheless worked long hours, smoked heavily, drank moderately, and gambled often in their running card games of gin and poker. After Pearl Harbor, Jeffries watched his closest friends, most twelve to fourteen years his junior, enlist in the armed forces. Voracious letter writers, over the next four years they shared with one another their innermost hopes and fears. They told stories about Gen. George S. Patton, the surrender of Japan, of commanding African American soldiers during the Normandy invasion, and the battles on the home front in the heart of Detroit, the "Arsenal of Democracy." These letters present a candid portrait of the intellectual and political leadership of Detroit—and America. These men were confident in their values, aware of their responsibilities, and logical in their actions as they helped forge the weapons that turned back the fascist threat to democracy. Their letters also reveal a level and kind of male camaraderie seemingly lost in the depersonalized, technocratic society of the postwar era. As such, this work provides a more complete understanding of how Americans reacted to—and were changed by—the "Good War."
Author : Dominic J. Capeci, Jr.
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813132886
Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : Calgary : Fifth House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1897252013
The third omnibus in the Pierre Berton's History for Young Canadians series. Pierre Berton, perhaps Canada's best known writer, recounts the compelling stories of the battles of the War of 1812 in this third omnibus in the Pierre Berton's History for Young Canadians series. These fast-paced narratives, written for pre-teen and teenage readers, recreate the battles that would shape Canada's future. Originally printed as separate volumes in the Adventures in Canadian History series, the titles in the third book in the series, Pierre Berton's History for Young Canadians, The Battles of the War of 1812, include: The Capture of Detroit, The Death of Isaac Brock, Revenge of the Tribes, Canada Under Siege, The Battle of Lake Erie, The Death of Tecumseh, and Attack on Montreal. Berton focuses on the most important battles of the War of 1812, relating the stories in accurate, lively detail. Facts and figures, historical characters, and battle strategies blend seamlessly into an exciting lesson in Canadian history.This is the story of the war that helped Canadians develop a sense of pride and community, setting the groundwork for a united Canadian nation. Focusing on major historical characters, Berton describes figures such as Tecumseh, Isaac Brock, Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry, and Laura Secord. Less familiar characters, from minor officers to Loyalist informers, add depth and drama to the history.
Author : Detroit Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Detroit River Valley (Mich. and Ont.)
ISBN : 0615616615
Explores interactions among the diverse inhabitants on the American and Canadian sides of the Detroit River who were bitterly divided by the War of 1812.
Author : Elizabeth Clemens
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1531671683
World War I was the catalyst that ushered in themes that would define the 20th century: industrialization, urbanization, and the struggle for equality between social classes, gender, and race. During this time, from 1914 to 1918, Detroit was a city rapidly on the rise, with spectacular economic, industrial, and population growth. These were years when some of the city's most beautiful structures were built, when its industry practices became the international standard, and when its population exploded with new, hopeful emigrants from across the globe. The war provided a unifying theme to a city struggling to define itself and caused its people to come together in new and unexpected ways to support the war effort at home and abroad, often stepping into unfamiliar roles outside of societal norms. Detroit in World War I offers a visual exploration of a city and a people caught in a time of dynamic change--from the men who served the cause to the communities they left behind--who rose to the challenge splendidly and helped create one of the 20th century's most remarkable and vibrant cities.
Author : Thomas Vercheres De Boucherville,Milo Milton Quaife
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258969602
This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.
Author : Milo Milton Quaife
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354721446
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Author : James Faster,Thomas Verchères de Boucherville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1002353686
