Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource America in the forties, Ronald Allen Goldberg ; foreword by John Robert Greene

America in the forties, Ronald Allen Goldberg ; foreword by John Robert Greene

Creator
Summary
"America in the Forties is a readable and concise narrative that tells the story of the forties in the United States. The book argues that the forties were an important period in American life, shaped by charismatic, brilliant, and sometimes controversial leaders. It traces the entire decade, from the first stirrings of war in a nation consumed by the Great Depression, through the fights with Europe and Japan and through to the start of the Cold War and the dawn of the atomic age. America in the Forties is a readable and concise narrative that tells the story of the forties in the United States. The book argues that the forties were an important period in American life, shaped by charismatic, brilliant, and sometimes controversial leaders. It traces the entire decade, from the first stirrings of war in a nation consumed by the Great Depression, through the fights with Europe and Japan and through to the start of the Cold War and the dawn of the atomic age. Hide"-- Provided by publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiii, 213 pages
Contents
  • A prelude to war
  • Life on the home front
  • The war against Germany
  • War in the Pacific
  • Postwar America : prosperity and problems
  • Truman : the embattled president
  • The rise of the Cold War
  • Legacies
Isbn
9780815632924
Instance
Label
America in the forties
Title
America in the forties
Statement of responsibility
Ronald Allen Goldberg ; foreword by John Robert Greene
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"America in the Forties is a readable and concise narrative that tells the story of the forties in the United States. The book argues that the forties were an important period in American life, shaped by charismatic, brilliant, and sometimes controversial leaders. It traces the entire decade, from the first stirrings of war in a nation consumed by the Great Depression, through the fights with Europe and Japan and through to the start of the Cold War and the dawn of the atomic age. America in the Forties is a readable and concise narrative that tells the story of the forties in the United States. The book argues that the forties were an important period in American life, shaped by charismatic, brilliant, and sometimes controversial leaders. It traces the entire decade, from the first stirrings of war in a nation consumed by the Great Depression, through the fights with Europe and Japan and through to the start of the Cold War and the dawn of the atomic age. Hide"-- Provided by publisher
Member of
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Goldberg, Ronald Allen
Dewey number
973.91
Index
index present
LC call number
E806
LC item number
.G635 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
America in the twentieth century
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • World War (1939-1945)
  • United States
  • United States
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • United States
  • United States
  • Nineteen forties
  • Nineteen forties
  • Social conditions
  • United States
  • USA
Label
America in the forties, Ronald Allen Goldberg ; foreword by John Robert Greene
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A prelude to war -- Life on the home front -- The war against Germany -- War in the Pacific -- Postwar America : prosperity and problems -- Truman : the embattled president -- The rise of the Cold War -- Legacies
Control code
ocn713189566
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiii, 213 pages
Isbn
9780815632924
Lccn
2011036927
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
40020528495
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780815632658
  • (OCoLC)713189566
Label
America in the forties, Ronald Allen Goldberg ; foreword by John Robert Greene
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A prelude to war -- Life on the home front -- The war against Germany -- War in the Pacific -- Postwar America : prosperity and problems -- Truman : the embattled president -- The rise of the Cold War -- Legacies
Control code
ocn713189566
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiii, 213 pages
Isbn
9780815632924
Lccn
2011036927
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
40020528495
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780815632658
  • (OCoLC)713189566

Subject

Genre

Member of

Library Locations

    • Waubonsee: Aurora Downtown CampusBorrow it
      1st Floor 18 S. River St., Aurora, IL, 60506-4178, US
      41.7587304 -88.3172925
    • Waubonsee: Sugar Grove Campus - Todd LibraryBorrow it
      Collins Hall 2nd Floor Waubonsee Community College Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive, Sugar Grove, IL, 60554-9454, US
      41.7974 -88.45785

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Waubonsee Community College. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.
Processing Feedback ...