Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The War Comes to Plum Street

The War Comes to Plum Street

Smith, Bruce C.

Paperback

Biographies General21st Century United States HistoryWorld War II

ISBN10: 0253221064
ISBN13: 9780253221063
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: Oct 1 2008
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.48 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

What was it like to experience World War II in small-town America? Here is the story of the war at home as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana. We see through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of the war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. We overhear everyday conversation up and down the street, in which the dominant subject is the news from overseas. The war finds its way into letters and diaries, which also record private fears and hopes, rumors and town gossip, and the wonderfully mundane events of everyday life.

Also in

Biographies General

View All