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Description

1. xiv, 270 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map; 24 cm

Summary

1. "Crucible of a Generation tells the story of the fifteen days surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the pages of eight leading American newspapers. Focusing on publications including the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, J. Kenneth Brody paints a vivid picture of United States political culture and society at a pivotal moment in the nation's history. Brody considers the papers in full, from headlines to "help wanted" ads, in a text richly illustrated with archival images, wartime posters, and editorial cartoons. The book provides a compelling snapshot of the United States and the role of the media at a time of dramatic tension and global change."--Provided by publisher.

Alternative title

1. How the attack on Pearl Harbor transformed America

Subject

1. Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941)
2. World War (1939-1945)
3. 1900-1999
4. Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 > Influence
5. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns
6. World War, 1939-1945 > Press coverage > United States
7. World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Public opinion
8. Public opinion > United States
9. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
10. Manners and customs
11. Military campaigns
12. Press coverage
13. Public opinion
14. United States > Social life and customs > 20th century
15. Hawaii
16. United States

Contents

1. Foreword -- Prologue : Fifteen Fateful Days -- Part I. Last Sunday at Peace : November 30, 1941. The Sunday Papers -- A World at War, a Nation at Peace -- Facing the Gathering Storm -- As We Were -- Part II. Last Week at Peace : December 1-6, 1941. Monday, December 1, 1941 -- Tuesday, December 2, 1941 -- Wednesday, December 3, 1941 -- Thursday, December 4, 1941 -- Friday, December 5, 1941 -- Saturday, December 6, 1941 -- Part III. "Day of Infamy" : Sunday, December 7, 1941. A Quiet Morning in America -- What America Knew -- What America Didn't Know -- The Answer -- Part IV. First Week at War : December 8-13, 1941. Monday, December 8, 1941 -- Tuesday, December 9, 1941 -- Wednesday, December 10, 1941 -- Thursday, December 11, 1941 -- Friday, December 12, 1941 -- Saturday, December 13, 1941 -- Part V. First Sunday at War : December 14, 1941. All in It Together -- A First Class Temperament -- Epilogue : Americans All.

Call number

1. JFE 17-10064

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Brody, J. Kenneth, author.

Title

1. Crucible of a generation : how the attack on Pearl Harbor transformed America / J. Kenneth Brody.

Publisher

1. New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. 1900-1999

Other form:

1. Online version: Brody, J. Kenneth. Crucible of a generation. 1st edition. New York : Routledge, [2018] 9781315113203 (DLC) 2017012058

LCCN

1. 2017011406

Other standard identifier

1. 40027506319

ISBN

1. 9781412865050 hardcover alkaline paper
2. 1412865050 hardcover alkaline paper
3. 9781412865579 paperback
4. 1412865573 paperback

Research call number

1. JFE 17-10064