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Autore |
Jones Marian Moser <1969-> |
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Titolo |
The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the New Deal / / Marian Moser Jones |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (424 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Red Cross and Red Crescent - United States - History |
War relief - United States - History |
War - Relief of sick and wounded |
United States History 19th century |
United States History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Miss Barton goes to Washington -- Transatlantic transplant -- National calamities -- The misfortunes of other nations -- Cuba and controversy -- Barton vs. Boardman -- Shifting ground -- Establishment -- Fighting on two fronts -- Triage for terror -- Baptism in mud -- Scorched earth -- A new deal for disasters. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Louis, Chicago, and Tulsa between 1917 and 1921; help for African American and white Southerners after the Mississippi flood of 1927; relief projects during the Dust Bowl and after the New DealAn epilogue relates the history of the American Red Cross since the beginning of World War II and illuminates the organization's current practices as well as its international reputation. |
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