Home Front: North Carolina During World War Ii - 9780813054254

Julian Pleasants offers a grassroots view of World War II's extraordinary impact on the homefront by focusing on the myriad ways, large and small, that the war changed the lives of average citizens. Using oral histories, interviews, and newspaper accounts, Pleasants connects family-level decisions to fundamental social, economic, industrial, and military growth that helped move the Tar Heel State toward a more progressive future.

• | Author: Julian M. Pleasants
• | Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• | Publication Date: Apr 18, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 380 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0813054257
• | ISBN-13: 9780813054254