This is Who We Were: In the 1940s (1940-1949)

Author Laura Mars-Proietti

Publisher Grey House Publishing

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Laura Mars-Proietti

Publisher

Grey House Publishing

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Copyright

2015

ISBN13

9781619257429

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eBook

Grade Level

12th+

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This is Who We Were: In the 1940s explores American life in the 1940s. This new series is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing climb up America's family tree. The richly-illustrated text provides an interesting way to study a truly unique time in American history.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Essay on the 1940s.
Introduction.
Profiles.
1: Glassblower in 1940.
2: Shipbuilder in 1942.
3: Grocery Store Owner in 1942.
4: Native American Boy in 1942.
5: Guitar Transformer in 1942.
6: Filipino Maintenance Worker in 1943.
7: Securities Analyst in 1944.
8: High School Sophomore in 1944.
9: Boxer in 1944.
10: Overcoming Prejudices in the U.S Navy in 1945.
11: Trombonist in 1945.
12: High School Teacher in 1945.
13: African-American Reporter in 1946.
14: Inventor in 1946.
15: Civil Rights: Desegregating the Military in 1946.
16: Homemaker in 1946.
17: College Basketball Player in 1946.
18: Microwave Inventor in 1947.
19: Architect in 1948.
20: 17-Year-Old Science Fiction Enthusiast in 1948.
21: Longshoreman in 1948.
22: Baseball Player in 1948.
23: Junior Safety Patrol Member in 1948.
24: Harbor Pilot in 1949.
25: Radio Broadcaster in 1949.
26: Engineering Educator in 1949.
Historical Snapshots.
27: Early 1940s.
28: Mid 1940s.
29: Late 1940s.
Economy of the Times.
30: Consumer Expenditures.
31: Annual Income, Standard Jobs.
32: Selected Prices.
33: The Value of a Dollar, 1860-2014.
All Around US.
34: European War Timeline.
35: Timeline of Jewish Oppression by the Nazis.
36: “The Innocent Victims,” Editorial, The New York Times, May 19, 1940.
37: “Italian Workers Here Seen Loyal,” The New York Times, June 12, 1940.
38: Auschwitz Survivor, Solomon Radasy, www.holocaustsurvivors.org.
39: “High-School Pilots,” Time, March 3, 1941.
40: “Germany: Problem in Subtraction,” Time, March 3, 1941.
41: “The Goldbergs,” Radio Album, Spring, 1941.
42: “Exemptions Removed on Admissions,” Suburbanite Economist (Chicago, Illinois), September 28, 1941.
43: National Columnist Henry McLemor, Hearst Newspapers, December 1941.
44: “Advertising in Wartime,” by Henry C. Flower, Jr., Forbes Magazine, 1942.
45: “
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This is Who We Were: In the 1940s (1940-1949)

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