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World War II home front / Gary E. Barr.

Author/creator Barr, Gary E., 1951-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChicago : Heinemann Library, ©2004.
Description56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
World War, 1939-1945--United States --Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects --Juvenile literature.
United States--History --1933-1945 --Juvenile literature.
United States--Social conditions --1933-1945 --Juvenile literature.
Series Witness to history
Witness to history (Heinemann Library (Firm)) ^A793585
Contents How do we know? -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Conducting the war -- Recruiting efforts -- Women's Air Force Service pilots -- Financing the war -- Advertising the war -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Factory production -- Women on the home front -- Farm production -- Victory gardens -- Rationing -- In the cities -- The family -- Children -- African Americans -- Mistreatment of ethnic groups -- The media -- Sports and entertainment -- The atomic bomb -- Victory -- What have we learned? -- Timeline.
Abstract Provides an overview of what life was like in the United States during World War II.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 55) and index.
LCCN 2003018146
ISBN1403445710
ISBN9781403445711
ISBN1403445796 (pbk.)
ISBN9781403445797 (pbk.)

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