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Pledging allegiance : American identity and the bond drive of World War II / Lawrence R. Samuel.
Lippincott Library HG4936 .S26 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Samuel, Lawrence R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Savings bonds--United States--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--Finance--United States.
- Nationalism--United States--History.
- Nationalism.
- Savings bonds.
- History.
- United States.
- Cultural pluralism--United States--History.
- Cultural pluralism.
- World War, 1939-1945--African Americans.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- The first book to explore the role of the World War II bond drive in shaping America's identity as a unified but pluralistic society, Pledging Allegiance documents how African Americans, Euro-Americans, and labor union members bought bonds as an expression of not only national loyalty but also racial, ethnic, and class pride.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1560987073
- OCLC:
- 36001225
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