Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap

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Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the programâ€™s momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal.Â Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942â€”a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five million tons of scrap metal, literally salvaging the war effort itself.
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James J. Kimble chronicles Doorlyâ€™s conception of a fierce competition pitting county against county, business against business, and, in schools across the state, class against classâ€”inspiring Nebraskans to gather 67,000 tons of scrap metal in only three weeks. This astounding feat provided the template for a national drive. A tale of plowshares turned into arms, Prairie Forge gives the first full account of how home became home front for so many civilians.
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Country USA
Brand Bison Books
Manufacturer Bison Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780803248786
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780803248786
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Bison Books
Manufacturer	Bison Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780803248786
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780803248786
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II

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