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Louisiana during World War II : politics and society, 1939-1945 /

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The impact of World War II on the United States and the rest of the world has been well chronicled. However, few historians have explored the experiences of individual states during the turbulent war years. In this study, Jerry Purvis Sanson gives a comprehensive account of Louisiana's homefron...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sanson, Jerry Purvis, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2020]
Edition:Abridged edition.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Louisiana.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Louisiana.
Louisiana > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
Louisiana > Social conditions > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Louisiana in 1939: a state in chaos
  • Effective bifactionalism
  • Bifactionalism and national politics
  • Reaction to a world aflame
  • Prep schools for boot camp
  • Working the fields
  • Goodbye to the Great Depression
  • War bonds, scrap drives, and no Mardi Gras
  • The end of World War II.