02157oam 2200385z- 450 991013612630332120230913112557.09780864928368086492836X(CKB)3710000000914891(BIP)051771053(Perlego)962676(EXLCZ)99371000000091489120190509d2015 uy |engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTill the Boys Come Home Life on the Home Front in Queens County, NB, 1914-1918Goose Lane Editions1 online resource (176 p.) ill9780864928795 0864928793 As clouds of war gathered across the Atlantic, the people of Queens County found themselves caught between the forces of tradition and change, struggling to balance military service with their commitments to domestic industry and charitable volunteerism. While their contribution to the military effort may have lagged behind that of the province at large, they were nonetheless determined to supply comforts to men at the front and to remind them that they were not alone in their fight. Their sense of patriotic duty included not only overseas service in uniform but also service at home on the farms and in the coal mines that fed and fuelled the province. With few exceptions, the men and women of Queens County supported the war by taking care of their own--both those from the county who volunteered for service and the families they left behind. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, [this book] links the experience of the men and women of Queens County on the home front to those of their brothers and sisters serving overseas. The result is a rich portrait of a community at war. -- Back cover.World war, 1914-1918CanadaQueensHistoryBiography & autobiography940.371542Mainville Curtis1438030BOOK9910136126303321Till the Boys Come Home3598963UNINA