Mobilizing the home front : war bonds and domestic propaganda / James J. Kimble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimble, James J., 1966-

Series:

Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 15.

Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Savings bonds--United States--History.

Savings bonds.

World War, 1939-1945--Finance--United States.

World War, 1939-1945.

Patriotism--United States--History.

Patriotism.

Nationalism--United States--History.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kimble examines the U.S. Treasury's eight war bond drives that raised over $185 billion--the largest single domestic propaganda campaign known to that time. The campaign enlisted such figures as Judy Garland, Norman Rockwell, Irving Berlin, and Donald Duck to cultivate national morale and convince Americans to buy war bonds.

Contents:

Introduction: Propaganda and the bonds of war

A history of war bonds to 1942: the path to training and cohesion

War bond drives in 1942 and 1943: developing apprehensive enthusiasm

War bond drives in 1944: struggling with resignation

The mighty seventh and the victory loan: the 1945 war bond drives as a terminal period

Assessing the Treasury's war bond legacies: militarized propaganda, enemy constructions, and the war's perfecting myth.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.

ISBN:

1-299-05331-9

1-60344-554-4

OCLC:

652362565