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Planning the Home Front Building Bombers and Communities at Willow Run

Title
Planning the Home Front [electronic resource] : Building Bombers and Communities at Willow Run / Sarah Jo Peterson.
Author
Peterson, Sarah Jo.
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.

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Description
1 online resource (xiv, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series Statement
Historical Studies of Urban America
Uniform Title
Planning the Home Front (Online)
Alternative Title
Planning the Home Front (Online)
Subject
  • Willow Run Industrial Complex > History
  • Airplane factories > Michigan > Willow Run
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Influence
  • Willow Run (Mich.) > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The bomber plant -- The local response to sudden industrialization -- Housing for defense -- The battle for bomber city -- What's wrong with Willow Run? -- Building bombers -- Building communities -- A bomber an hour -- Confronting race.
LCCN
2012043150
OCLC
ssj0000887958
Author
Peterson, Sarah Jo.
Title
Planning the Home Front [electronic resource] : Building Bombers and Communities at Willow Run / Sarah Jo Peterson.
Imprint
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Series
Historical Studies of Urban America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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