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Presents the story of the war as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. This book captures the war on the home front as lived by some average Americans.

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This is a unique look at the war, far from the front lines, but equally impacting life on the home front. April 2009

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Migration and a New Start in the 1920s
2. Coping with Hard Times in the 1930s
3. The Slow Pull Upward, Late 1930s
4. Into the Storm, 1939–1941
5. Duty Calls Every Citizen, 1942
6. Bearer of Bad News, 1942
7. Urgent Preparation, 1943
8. Together, and Alone, 1943
9. Despair and Bitter Hope, 1944
10. Invasion, 1944
11. Will It Never End? 1945
12. We'll Meet Again, 1945
Epilogue
Sources
Index

The War Comes to Plum Street

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 03/11/2008
      ISBN13: 9780253221063, 978-0253221063
      ISBN10: 0253221064
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents the story of the war as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. This book captures the war on the home front as lived by some average Americans.

      Trade Review

      This is a unique look at the war, far from the front lines, but equally impacting life on the home front. April 2009

      * Bookviews.com *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. Migration and a New Start in the 1920s
      2. Coping with Hard Times in the 1930s
      3. The Slow Pull Upward, Late 1930s
      4. Into the Storm, 1939–1941
      5. Duty Calls Every Citizen, 1942
      6. Bearer of Bad News, 1942
      7. Urgent Preparation, 1943
      8. Together, and Alone, 1943
      9. Despair and Bitter Hope, 1944
      10. Invasion, 1944
      11. Will It Never End? 1945
      12. We'll Meet Again, 1945
      Epilogue
      Sources
      Index

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