6 edition of Detroit and the Good War found in the catalog.
Published
1996
by University Press of Kentucky in Lexington
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Dominic J. Capeci, Jr., editor. |
| Contributions | Capeci, Dominic J. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | F574.D453 J44 1996 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiii, 321 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 321 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL966056M |
| ISBN 10 | 081311974X |
| LC Control Number | 96002414 |
The Good War: An Oral History of World War 11 by Studs Terkel (Book Review) This bestseller by Studs Terkel was republished in by New Press. It won The Pulitzer Prize for non fiction and rightly so. The author presents over interviews with people of all classes and all levels of involvement in World War Reviews: DETROIT – Tamala Wells, a Detroit mother of two, was last seen Aug. 6, Since that day, her mother has never stopped working to get answers. As .
Only, to call it a war is almost a misnomer; it was never just one war, but so many wars in one. Certainly, it was far too big, too vast and varied, to remember as a single event. The sheer volume of books about it are testament to that. No war in history – rivalled only by the one that ended 20 years earlier – has inspired more literature. Studs Terkel's "The Good War" presented World War II as told by those who lived it. It appears that Terkel rounded up all the living legends that helped popularize the war effort, and have become somewhat iconiclastic heroes to American s:
A war novel is a novel in which the primary action takes place in a field of armed combat, or in a domestic setting (or home front) where the characters are preoccupied with the preparations for, or recovery from, war. See history for specific wars. Find nearly any book: new, used, rare and textbooks. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over , booksellers.
Origins and consequences of Chinas democracy movement 1989
Utilitarian mud
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Valiant Annual 1979 (A Fleetway Annual)
Military assistance: deposits under Foreign assistance act of 1971.
Ready for school, Murphy?
Emotan and the Kings of Benin
organic approach to home gardening
Fake
Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Seeds of Time
Air quality survey (TAGA 3000), Acriform Engineering Inc., Newmarket, August 1989
case study of cooperation in secondary education in Chile.
Guidelines for the new issue of securities and the valuation of public limited companies.
Adventures in physical science
theory and management of systems
Detroit And The Good War by Dominic J. Capeci Jr., Detroit And The Good War Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Detroit And The Good War books, Edward J. Jeffries Jr., was elected mayor of Detroit in and for a decade led the city through a period of race riots, union turmoil, and unprecedented growth.
$ Detroit And The "Good War": The World War II Letters of Mayor Edward Jeffries and Friends Hardcover – Octo by Dominic J. Capeci Jr. (Editor) See all 2 formats and editions Hide other formats and editionsFormat: Hardcover. Edward J. Jeffries Jr., was elected mayor of Detroit in and for a decade led the city through a period of race riots, union turmoil, and Our Stores Are Open Book Annex Membership Educators Gift Cards Stores & Events HelpPages: Detroit And The "Good War": The World War II Letters of Mayor Edward Jeffries and Friends.
In this Book. Additional Information. Detroit And The "Good War": The World War II Letters of Mayor Edward Jeffries and Friends; edited by Dominic J.
Capeci, Jr. ; Book; Published by: The University Press of Kentucky; View contents. View Citation Author: Jr. Dominic J. Capeci. Detroit And The "Good War" Book Description: Edward J. Jeffries Jr., was elected mayor of Detroit in and for a decade led the city through a period of race.
"The letters document Detroit's transformation from an economically depressed community to a leading war production center. A useful introduction to the relationship between World War II and the dynamics of local community life.".
Detroit and the "Good War": the World War II letters of Mayor Edward Jeffries and friends (Book, ) [] Detroit and the Good War book this from a library. They told stories about Gen. George S. Patton, the surrender of Japan, of commanding African American soldiers during the Normandy invasion, and the battles on the home front in the heart of Detroit, the “Arsenal of Democracy.” These letters present a candid portrait of the intellectual and political leadership of Detroit—and America.
In The Good War Terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of World War II from a perspective of forty years of after the events. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience.
It was a central and formative experience in their lives/5(). In the end, the Detroit Arsenal built more tanks than all of the Third Reich during the war years, tanks that roared through enemy lines all the way to Hitler’s Berlin. READ MORE: 8 Unusual. Electronic books: Additional Physical Format: Print version: Capeci, Dominic J., Jr.
Detroit And The ""Good War"": The World War II Letters of Mayor Edward Jeffries and Friends. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, © Named Person: Edward Jeffries; Edward Jeffries: Material Type: Document, Internet resource: Document Type.
The Good War: An Oral History of World War II by Terkel, Studs(January 1, ) Paperback Unknown Binding. $ Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession Studs Terkel. out of 5 stars Paperback. $ Division Street: America Studs Terkel.
out of Reviews: 3. "The Good War": An Oral History of World War II () is an oral history of World War II compiled by Studs Terkel.
The work received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. Terkel compiled a series of books based on oral histories that defined America in the 20th Century. Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do received a National Book Award nomination in The Good War: An Oral History of World War II won the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction in /5(10).
The Detroit Riots were among the most violent and destructive riots in U.S. history. By the time the bloodshed, burning and looting ended after five days, 43 people were dead, injured. - Recovery and 'the Good War': the Detroit Board of Commerce helps make Detroit the 'arsenal of democracy'.
More than just being a great war novel, Catch may very well be one of the best books to ever be written. It follows Yossarian, a WWII bombardier who is caught in the bureaucratic insanity of his own army. His superiors continue to increase the number of missions a man has to fly in order to complete their service.
Detroit And The "Good War" Du sparer 0% ift. normalprisen Spar 0%. Overview “The Good War”: An Oral History of World War II was published in and received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction the following year.
Written by Studs Terkel, the book is still considered a classic of oral traditional history, which tends to rely on written records and other material artifacts like works of art and literature or archaeological remains. In World War II memories, Terkel has found a great, untold story—with fore-shadowings of Vietnam and aftershocks of atomic warfare.
Terkel explains the title, matter-of-factly, as the Vietnam, nuclear-war contrast; the testimony—even from those whose lives peaked in WW II—exposes the irony of the phrase. First witness is Hawaiian-Californian John Garcia: in Decemberas a pipefitter. The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two by Studs Terkel, is one of the most memorable, comprehensive records of personal stories of World War II in literature.
The book is a collection of interviews done by Terkel following World War Two. Terkel takes readers on a journey from the first.Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.
My library. Detroit News sportswriter H.G. Salsinger did the play-by-play. “The great throng hung on every word, groaned at misplays and applauded good ones,” according to one account.
