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Author : James J. Kimble
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803248786
After Pearl Harbor, a shortage of steel quickly slowed the American arms buildup. The country needed scrap metal. This is the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942 that provided a template for the national drive.
Author : Melissa Amateis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467139090
The fight against the Axis required sacrifice and dedication, and Nebraskans proudly answered the call. Three ordnance plants and two naval munitions depots brought employment and economic opportunities but also housing shortages and racial disturbances. The U.S. Army Air Corps established eleven air bases here, leading to community engagement through USOs and war bond drives. In central Nebraska, the North Platte Canteen welcomed thousands of service members en route to war on troop trains. Henry Doorly's successful scrap campaign became a model for a nationwide operation. Local farmers fed the nation, K-9 war dogs trained at Fort Robinson and native sons Ben Kuroki and Andrew Higgins affected the war in very different ways. Through detailed archival research, author Melissa Amateis tells the remarkable story of the Cornhusker State's homefront.
Author : Margot Wallace
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538166260
Whether written by administrators, staffers, freelancers, or interns, words are delivered by people in your museums with the knowledge, to be interpreted by strangers. This new edition features seven new chapters and a focus on inclusivity and accessibility.
Author : Peter H. Christensen
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780271092454
With its incorporation into architecture on a grand scale during the long nineteenth century, steel forever changed the way we perceive and inhabit buildings. In this book, Peter H. Christensen shows that even as architects and engineers were harnessing steel’s incredible properties, steel itself was busy transforming the natural world. Precious Metal explores this quintessentially modernist material—not for the heroic structural innovations it facilitated but for a deeper understanding of the role it played in the steady change of the earth. Focusing on the formative years of the architectural steel economy and on the corporate history of German steel titans Krupp and Thyssen, Christensen investigates the ecological interrelationship of artificial and natural habitats, mediated by steel. He traces steel through six distinct phases: birth, formation, display, dispersal, construction, and return. By following the life of steel from the collection of raw minerals to the distribution and disposal of finished products, Christensen challenges the traditional narrative that steel was simply the primary material responsible for architectural modernism. Based on the premise that building materials are as much a part of the natural world as they are of a building, this groundbreaking book rewrites an important chapter of architectural history. It will be welcomed by specialists in architectural history, nineteenth-century studies, environmental history, German studies, modernist studies, and the Anthropocene.
Author : Kate Hannigan
Publisher : First Second
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250358325
Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume, learn how millions of Americans joined the fight by working assembly lines, growing vegetables, and collecting scrap metal during World War II! When we think of war, we often focus on the battlefields. But during the war years of 1941 to 1945, Americans at home did whatever they could to support the troops and defeat the Nazis. While millions of soldiers ship out to fight on battlefronts in Europe and the Pacific, millions of men, women, and children step into new and exciting roles in cities and towns all across the United States. Four curious kids take us into factories, farms, and even kitchens to show what the fight on the home front looks like up close!
Author : Trischa Goodnow,James J. Kimble
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496810335
Contributions by Derek T. Buescher, Travis L. Cox, Trischa Goodnow, Jon Judy, John R. Katsion, James J. Kimble, Christina M. Knopf, Steven E. Martin, Brad Palmer, Elliott Sawyer, Deborah Clark Vance, David E. Wilt, and Zou Yizheng One of the most overlooked aspects of the Allied war effort involved a surprising initiative--comic book propaganda. Even before Pearl Harbor, the comic book industry enlisted its formidable army of artists, writers, and editors to dramatize the conflict for readers of every age and interest. Comic book superheroes and everyday characters modeled positive behaviors and encouraged readers to keep scrapping. Ultimately, those characters proved to be persuasive icons in the war's most colorful and indelible propaganda campaign. The 10 Cent War presents a riveting analysis of how different types of comic books and comic book characters supplied reasons and means to support the war. The contributors demonstrate that, free of government control, these appeals produced this overall imperative. The book discusses the role of such major characters as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Uncle Sam along with a host of such minor characters as kid gangs and superhero sidekicks. It even considers novelty and small presses, providing a well-rounded look at the many ways that comic books served as popular propaganda.
Author : Simo Laakkonen,J. R. McNeill,Richard P. Tucker,Timo Vuorisalo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030174392
The fate of towns and cities stands at the center of the environmental history of World War II. Broad swaths of cityscapes were destroyed by the bombing of targets such as transport hubs, electrical grids, and industrial districts, and across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, urban environments were transformed by the massive mobilization of human and natural resources to support the conflict. But at the same time, the war saw remarkable resilience among the human and non-human residents of cities. Foregrounding the concept of urban resilience, this collection uncovers the creative survival strategies that city-dwellers of all kinds turned to in the midst of environmental devastation. As the first major study at the intersection of environmental, urban, and military history, The Resilient City in World War II lays the groundwork for an improved understanding of rapid change in urban environments, and how societies may adapt.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2100 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1979-10
Category : Delegated legislation
ISBN : UCR:31210024960989
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : CHI:81578318
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1366 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : HARVARD:HN4GP5
Author : Henry Heymering
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Horseshoeing
ISBN : CORNELL:31924108279872
Includes American Farriar's Association newsletter.
Author : United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : UFL:31262071223654
Author : United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1042 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Income tax
ISBN : IND:30000108028436
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1610605586
Author : Addison Erwin Sheldon,James Lee Sellers,James C. Olson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Nebraska
ISBN : UCSD:31822041735168