Presents first-person accounts of the American home front during World War II, including excerpts from presidential addresses, magazine articles, and personal reflections.
Introduction
ix
Reader's Guide
xv
Timeline of Events
xix
Words to Know
xxix
Text Credits
xxxvii
Chapter 1: Mobilizing America
1
(33)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"There Can Be No Appeasement with Ruthlessness, We Must Be the Great Arsenal of Democracy"
4
(11)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"The President Proclaims That an Unlimited National Emergency Confronts the Country, Proclamation No. 2487"
15
(7)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"We Are Going to Win the War and We Are Going to Win the Peace That Follows"
22
(12)
Chapter 2: Civil Defense
34
(34)
Office of Civilian Defense
"What to Do in an Air Raid"
36
(10)
Thomas A. Scott
"Thomas A. Scott"
46
(11)
Helena H. Smith and William Sloane
"Are America's Civilians Ready for Attack?"
57
(11)
Chapter 3: Working Women on the Home Front
68
(40)
Frank J. Taylor
"Meet the Girls Who Keep 'Em Flying"
72
(12)
Sybil Lewis
"Sybil Lewis"
84
(7)
Peggy Terry
"Peggy Terry"
91
(9)
Florence Hall
"They're Getting In the Crops "
100
(8)
Chapter 4: Home Front Communities
108
(38)
La Verne Bradley
"San Francisco: Gibraltar of the West Coast"
110
(14)
Harvey Klemmer
"Michigan Fights"
124
(13)
House & Garden
"Houses for Defense"
137
(9)
Chapter 5: Black American and Japanese American Experiences on the Home Front
146
(35)
Turner Catledge
"Behind Our Menacing Race Problem"
150
(9)
Alexander J. Allen
"Alexander J. Allen"
159
(7)
Mine Okubo
Citizen 13660
166
(15)
Chapter 6: Through a Youngster's Eyes
181
(20)
Sheril Jankovsky Cunning
"Sheril Jankovsky Cunning"
183
(9)
Mike Royko
"Mike Royko"
192
(9)
Chapter 7: Praise and Practical Advice
201
(33)
Woman's Home Companion
"How You Are Helping"
203
(10)
Eleanor Roosevelt
"If You Ask Me"
213
(7)
Anthony F. Merrill
"Washington and the Home Front"
220
(8)
H.W. Hochbaum
"Still Keep 'Em Growing"
228
(6)
Chapter 8: Newlyweds and Families
234
Hazel M. Hanes
Personal interview with Hazel M. Hanes
236
(8)
Olive Nowak
"A Busload of Strangers"
244
Where to Learn More
xliii
Index
xlv
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