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This catalogue of a centennial exhibition of World War I literary and visual materials in the collection of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin illuminates the lived experience of the war and its impact on soldiers and civilians.

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"A fully illustrated companion catalog... complement[ing] the exhibition...written by exhibition curators Cannon and Garver and with a foreword by author Stephen Harrigan, features images, diaries, letters, propaganda posters, maps and photographs from the exhibition." - University of Texas

Table of Contents

Foreword by Stephen Harrigan, ix

Introduction by Jean M. Cannon, xiii

Soldiers, 1

Women in Wartime, 11

Writers, 17

Artists, 23

Animals, 27

Scientists and Engineers, 32

Journalists, 37

Photographers, 40

Spies, 43

Ambulance Drivers and Medics, 47

Revolutionaries, 52

Pacifists, 57

Politicians, 60

Children, 63

The Lost, 69

Index, 77

The World at War 19141918

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/15/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780292757547, 978-0292757547
      ISBN10: 0292757549

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This catalogue of a centennial exhibition of World War I literary and visual materials in the collection of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin illuminates the lived experience of the war and its impact on soldiers and civilians.

      Trade Review
      "A fully illustrated companion catalog... complement[ing] the exhibition...written by exhibition curators Cannon and Garver and with a foreword by author Stephen Harrigan, features images, diaries, letters, propaganda posters, maps and photographs from the exhibition." - University of Texas

      Table of Contents

      Foreword by Stephen Harrigan, ix

      Introduction by Jean M. Cannon, xiii

      Soldiers, 1

      Women in Wartime, 11

      Writers, 17

      Artists, 23

      Animals, 27

      Scientists and Engineers, 32

      Journalists, 37

      Photographers, 40

      Spies, 43

      Ambulance Drivers and Medics, 47

      Revolutionaries, 52

      Pacifists, 57

      Politicians, 60

      Children, 63

      The Lost, 69

      Index, 77

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