The tragic events of September 11, 2001 brought to the surface memories of an earlier time of unprecedented national emergency Pearl Harbor and America's subsequent involvement in World War II. In this evocative cultural history, Richard Lingeman re-creates the events historic, humorous, and tragic and personalities of the American home front. From V-girls and V-mail, blackouts and the internment of the Japanese, to new opportunities for African-Americans and women, Lingeman recaptures a unique time in American history in this New York Times Notable Book.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 brought to the surface memories of an earlier time of unprecedented national emergency Pearl Harbor and America's subsequent involvement in World War II. In this evocative cultural history, Richard Lingeman re-creates the events historic, humorous, and tragic and personalities of the American home front. From V-girls and V-mail, blackouts and the internment of the Japanese, to new opportunities for African-Americans and women, Lingeman recaptures a unique time in American history in this New York Times Notable Book.
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