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Kentucky and the Great War : World War I on the home front / David J. Bettez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bettez, David J., 1952- author.
- Series:
- Topics in Kentucky History
- Topics in Kentucky history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War--1914-1918--Kentucky.
- World War.
- Kentucky--History, Military--20th century.
- Kentucky.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
- Summary:
- This work focuses primarily on the Kentucky home front during World War I. It describes how Kentuckians responded to the outbreak of the war in Europe and their response after the United States entered the war in April 1917.
- Contents:
- War breaks out!
- Kentucky joins the Great War
- The Kentucky Council of Defense
- Opposition to the war
- The draft
- Army camps
- Food and Fuel Administration
- Women and children
- African Americans
- The economy
- Religion
- Higher education
- "Over there"
- End of the war and aftermath.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780813178509
- 0813178509
- 9780813168784
- 0813168783
- 9780813168029
- 0813168023
- OCLC:
- 957684517
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