Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library's World War I and the Sacramento Valley (Military) PDF

By Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library

ISBN-10: 1467119059

ISBN-13: 9781467119054

ISBN-10: 1540203085

ISBN-13: 9781540203083

whilst the 1st international warfare thrust the USA right into a dire worldwide clash, the Sacramento Valley used to be fast to mobilize. lots of America�s first air devices for wrestle have been proficient at Mather box, whereas neighborhood farms crammed many of the biggest nutrition offer orders for the Allies. many ladies eschewed culture and joined the commercial team at Liberty Iron Works, Southern Pacific Railroad and extra. even though many banded jointly, the region�s homefront used to be no longer with no stress. Gripped by way of xenophobia, teams just like the Liberty League shaped neighborhood chapters to seek spies, and native police pressured screens of patriotism from suspected German sympathizers. With unique content material from the Sacramento Public Library�s distinctive Collections, librarians Amanda DeWilde and James Scott demonstrate the struggles and triumphs of the Sacramento zone throughout the First global War.

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