World War II : on the homefront

Resource Information

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Label

World War II : on the homefront

Title remainder

on the homefront

Statement of responsibility

edited by Phyllis Raybin Emert

Title variation

World War Two

Contributor

• Emert, Phyllis Raybin

Subject

• United States -- History -- 1933-1945
• Manners and customs
• World War (1939-1945)
• Sources
• History
• United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects
• World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
• United States
• Social conditions
• United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Sources
• Social aspects
• 1918 - 1945

Genre

• Sources
• History

Language

eng

Summary

When World War I broke out, women found a new place in the work force as families pulled togehter to economize through rationing food, tires, gasoline, silk and more. Families grew their own food in victory gardens and children saved money to invest in war bonds. Sadly in fear, Japanese Americans were rounded up and impounded in internment camps for the duration of the war. Blacks, struggling to overcome prejudice were accepted into the Marines and Coast Guard for the first time

Member of

• Perspectives on history series

Cataloging source

CoD

Dewey number

973.917

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

E169

LC item number

.W78 1996

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Perspectives on history series