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Prairie Forge

James J. Kimble

2014236 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2014
first published
  • 2014University of Nebraska Press · ENGISBN 9780803254169
  • 2014University of Nebraska Press · 236 pages · ENGISBN 9780803248786

After Pearl Harbor, a shortage of steel quickly slowed the American arms buildup. The country needed scrap metal. This is the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942 that provided a template for the national drive.

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

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  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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