At Grandma's House The World War II Homefront in Havana, Illinois.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Earhart, H. Byron (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2020.
Temas:
Earhart, H. Byron > Homes and haunts > Illinois > Havana.
Earhart, H. Byron > Family.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Illinois > Havana.
Families
Homes
Havana (Ill.) > History.
Illinois > Havana
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Prolog
  • Chapter 1. Last One Home's a Rotten Egg
  • Chapter 2. Corn Cobs, Coal, and Ice
  • Chapter 3. Pucka-pucka-pucka
  • Chapter 4. Mrs. America, "The Weaker Sex?"
  • Chapter 5. Rosie the Riveter
  • Chapter 6. For the Duration
  • Chapter 7. Rationing and the OPA
  • Chapter 8. Victory Garden
  • Chapter 9. "I'll Wring Your Neck"
  • Chapter 10. Homefront Battles
  • Chapter 11. "Blow Your -"
  • Chapter 12. Orphan Annie and Junior Commandos
  • Chapter 13. Savings Stamps and Snake Dances
  • Chapter 14. Convoys and Bivouacs
  • Chapter 15. One-Armed Bandits in Little Reno
  • Chapter 16. Cornfield Soldiers, Happy Civilians, and Singing POWs
  • Chapter 17. Red Ryder
  • Chapter 18. A Make-Believe Sword and Ostrich Feathers
  • Chapter 19. "Just a Stone's Throw from Church"
  • Chapter 20. By the River
  • Chapter 21. Gone Fishin'
  • Chapter 22. The Ball of String
  • Chapter 23. Bell Bottom Trousers
  • Chapter 24. Ink and Blood, Life and Death
  • Chapter 25. Editorials: I, We, and WE-ALL
  • Chapter 26. Bad News and Good News-Cookies, and Valentines
  • Chapter 27. Cartoons and Submarines
  • Chapter 28. The USO: Coffee, Cookies, and Dancing
  • Chapter 29. A Flag, New Shoes, and Blisters
  • Chapter 30. 1,760,000 Baskets of Dirt
  • Chapter 31. "Turn the Lights Out!"
  • Chapter 32. A Japanese Sword and a Panama Hat
  • Chapter 33. The Empty Rocking Chair
  • Chapter 34. Prewar, Wartime, Postwar . . . and More War
  • Ideas for Exploring the Homefront in Talks and Papers
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Other Titles by H. Byron Earhart
  • Back Cover

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