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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465934303321

Autore

Bettez David J. <1952->

Titolo

Kentucky and the Great War : World War I on the home front / / David J. Bettez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8131-7850-9

0-8131-6878-3

0-8131-6802-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

Topics in Kentucky history

Disciplina

40.3769

Soggetti

World War - 1914-1918 - Kentucky

Electronic books.

Kentucky History, Military 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.