Wisconsin in the World War (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

R. B. Pixley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331191041 ISBN 13 : 9781331191049

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Wisconsin in the World War provides a vivid, score-by-score look at how a state joined the nation’s war effort, from grassroots campaigns to organized administration and public morale.

This historical work maps the many moving parts of Wisconsin’s home front. It covers food conservation, the Meatless and Wheatless days, and the sharp leadership of state and county councils of defense. It also highlights how schools, churches, and civic groups helped mobilize resources, raise funds, and support soldiers and nurses overseas.

- Learn how Wisconsin set up and coordinated its food administration, with key figures guiding meatless and wheatless campaigns.
- See the role of schools and colleges, Normal schools, and youth programs in training, recruitment, and war work.
- Discover the breadth of home-front activities, from relief efforts to dramatic public campaigns and patriotic speeches.
- Understand the state’s participation in national campaigns, including Liberty Loans and nationwide volunteer efforts.

Ideal for readers of state history, WWI studies, and those curious about how a single state organized for war at home.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When, in the early thirties, the brave spirits who settled Wisconsin made their way through forests and over fresh prairies to the territory which became the great Middle West, they could not foresee its future. The call of the open places, the desire for the freedom and the opportunity of the new country, sent them here. Like Crusaders they came, braving all dangers, enduring all hardships. They settled, here and there, the domain which is now the center of the northwest group of states, I llinois, I ndiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. Where rivers joined, upon the banks of lakes, in the fertile valleys already abloom with vegetation they paused, in small groups, to build their stockades, and set about the task of conquering a wilderness. In their veins flowed the blood of the pioneer. Their ancestors had embarked from the Mayflower to settle Plymouth Colony. As history was made the Revolutionary War had been fought, and when the colonies took on the old world ways these pioneers sought newer, wilder places. Their paths led always westward, and finally they came here. They lived their lives of adventure, they founded cities, they harnessed in primitive fashion the power of rushing waters, they made the first, simple laws of the commonwealth, they cultivated a virgin soil, they laid the foundation of a great sovereign state, and then passed on, to leave for us the fruits of their labors.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331191041
• ISBN 13: 9781331191049
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 420
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