ISBN:
9781619257436
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (705 p)
Edition:
2nd ed
Series Statement:
Working Americans
Series Statement:
Working Americans Ser v.5
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Working Americans, 1880-2015, Volume 5 : Americans At War
DDC:
305.5620973
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Labor ; United States ; History
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Working class ; United States ; History
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or families. Individual profiles examine life at home, life at work, life in the community, family finances and budget, cost of living and amusements. To further the reader's understanding of the time period, profiles are supplemented with national current events, economic profiles, an historical snapshot, news profiles, local news articles and illustrations derived from popular printed materials. Profiles cover a wide range of ethnic groups and span the entire country, providing a thorough examination of all types of Americans in that particular group. From a wealth of government surveys, social worker histories, economic data, family diaries and letters, newspaper and magazine features, these unique volumes assemble a rema.
Abstract:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1880-1899 -- 1900-1909 -- 1910-1919 -- 1920-1929 -- 1930-1939 -- 1940-1949 -- 1950-1959 -- 1960-1969 -- 1970-1979 -- 1980-1989 -- 1990-1999 -- 2000-2009 -- 2010-2015 -- Further Reading -- Index.
Description / Table of Contents:
Working Americans 1880-2015, Volume V: Americans At War ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; Preface ; 1880-1899 ; 1891 Profile: The Indian Wars ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Fort Buford, North Dakota ; Historical Snapshot: 1890-1891 ; 1898 Profile: The Spanish-American War: Tampa ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Tampa, Florida ; Historical Snapshot: 1898 ; 1898 Profile: The Spanish-American War: Cuba ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; The Emergence of the U.S. Navy ; 1899 News Feature ; 1900-1909 ; 1900 Profile: The Boxer Rebellion ; Life at Home
Description / Table of Contents:
Life at Work Life in the Community: Peking, China ; Historical Snapshot: 1900 ; 1901 Profile: The Phillippine Insurrection ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Manila, The Philippines ; Historical Snapshot: 1901 ; 1903 Profile: The Liberation of Panama ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Panama ; Historical Snapshot: 1903 ; 1904 News Feature ; 1910-1919 ; 1916 Profile: Mexican Wars ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Mexico ; Historical Snapshot: 1916 ; 1918 Profile: World War I: France ; Life at Home ; Life at Work
Description / Table of Contents:
American Involvement in World War I Historical Snapshot: 1918 ; 1918 News Feature ; 1919 Profile: World War I: Russia ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Archangel Russia ; Historical Snapshot: 1919 ; 1920-1929 ; 1923 Profile: The Occupation of Haiti ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Haiti ; Historical Snapshot: 1923 ; 1924 News Feature ; 1925 Profile: The Crash of the Shenandoah ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; History of the Shenandoah ; Historical Snapshot: 1925 ; 1927 Profile: Fighting in Nicaragua ; Life at Home ; Life at Work
Description / Table of Contents:
Life in the Community: Nicaragua Historical Snapshot: 1927 ; 1930-1939 ; 1930 Profile: Protecting American Interests in China ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: China ; Historical Snapshot: 1930 ; 1932 Profile: The Bonus Army Marches on Washington ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Washington, D.C. ; Historical Snapshot: 1932 ; 1937 Profile: Fighting for Peace ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: New London, New Hampshire ; Historical Snapshot: 1937 ; 1939 News Feature ; 1940-1949 ; 1940 News Feature ; 1944 Profile: World War II
Description / Table of Contents:
Life at Home Life at Work ; Life in the Community: The 8th Air Force in Germany ; Historical Snapshot: 1944 ; 1944 Profile: Fighting with Merrill's Marauders ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Hibbing, Minnesota ; Historical Snapshot: 1944 ; 1947 Profile: Occupied Japan ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Japan ; Historical Snapshot: 1947 ; 1950-1959 ; 1950 News Feature ; 1951 Profile: Aboard A Minesweeper: Korean Waters ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Korea ; Historical Snapshot: 1951 ; 1953 Profile: The Korean War ; Life at Home
Description / Table of Contents:
Life at Work
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