Sowing the seeds of victory : American gardening programs of World War I / Rose Hayden-Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayden-Smith, Rose, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. School Garden Army.

Women's Land Army (United States).

National War Garden Commission.

Victory gardens--United States--History.

Victory gardens.

Vegetable gardening--United States--History--20th century.

Vegetable gardening.

National War Garden Commission--History.

Women's Land Army (United States)--History.

United States. School Garden Army--History.

United States.

School gardens--United States--History--20th century.

School gardens.

World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--United States.

World War, 1914-1918.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

American gardening programs of World War I

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"This book examines three programs: the National War Garden Commission, the United States School Garden Army, and the Woman's Land Army. The urgency of wartime mobilization enabled proponents to promote food production as a vital national security issue. The connection between the nation's food readiness and national security resonated within the context of America's political and cultural life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface: sowing the seeds of victory

Introduction: summary of the National War Gardening Effort

The garden revolution

In the furrows of freedom

The United States School Garden Army

Propaganda, posters, promotion and memory

The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women

"Sisters of the soil": the Woman's Land Army of America

Mobilization for nutritional defense

Conclusion: demobilization, the trajectory of the programs and public policy implications for today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786470204

0786470208

OCLC:

864097256