Description: Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II Paperback – Illustrated, May 1, 2014by James J. Kimble (Author) Product detailsPublisher : Bison Books; Illustrated edition (May 1, 2014)Language : EnglishPaperback : 236 pagesISBN-10 : 0803248784ISBN-13 : 978-0803248786Item Weight : 11.7 ouncesDimensions : 6 x 0.54 x 9 inches In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program’s momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942—a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five million tons of scrap metal, literally salvaging the war effort itself. James J. Kimble chronicles Doorly’s conception of a fierce competition pitting county against county, business against business, and, in schools across the state, class against class—inspiring Nebraskans to gather 67,000 tons of scrap metal in only three weeks. This astounding feat provided the template for a national drive. A tale of plowshares turned into arms, Prairie Forge gives the first full account of how home became home front for so many civilians.
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Release Year: 2014
Book Title: Prairie Forge : the Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: James J. Kimble
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Environmental / Waste Management, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, In, Ks, MI, MN, MO, North Dakota, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Military / World War II
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 11.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
