Prairie forge : the extraordinary story of the Nebraska scrap metal drive of World War II / James J. Kimble.

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Kimble, James J, 1966-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780803254152
0803254156

Other title:

Extraordinary story of the Nebraska scrap metal drive of World War II

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prairie forgeDDC classification:

940.53/1 23

LOC classification:

HD9975.U52 K57 2014eb

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Contents:

Introduction: Home front, battlefront -- The scrap deficit; or how not to win a war -- Henry Doorly and the Nebraska plan -- Summertime scrapping in the city -- Mobilizing greater Nebraska -- The second-half comeback -- The Nebraska plan goes national -- Epilogue: home front, battlefront (revisited) -- Appendix: Nebraska county scrap results.

Summary: In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program's momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942-a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five million tons of scrap metal, literally salvaging the war effort itself. James J. Kimble chro.

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In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program's momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942-a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five million tons of scrap metal, literally salvaging the war effort itself. James J. Kimble chro.

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