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Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard, and World War II

Fritz P. Hamer

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Description:As the nation entered World War II, the city of Charleston struggled with a stagnant economy that had never recovered from the Civil War. The glory days of the antebellum period were decades in the past; yet Charlestonians drew their pride from a bygone era, rather than from hope for the future. This compelling look at Charleston's twentieth-century history chronicles the changes and challenges faced by Charleston as its population exploded in response to expansion of the Charleston Navy Yard. As World War II called for the United States to flex her industrial might, the shipyard rose to meet the challenge and 55,000 new residents flooded into the city. The city was unprepared for such dramatic expansion: the need for labor at the yard meant the sudden appearance of good jobs, but also resulted in severe housing shortages, food rationing and dilemmas over race and gender. Ongoing workforce shortages forced the navy to look to sources of labor previously regarded as unsuitable--African Americans and women---causing dramatic changes to the status quo. Author and historian Fritz Hamer makes use of written document and oral history to argue that the war's effects pulled a reluctant "Holy City" into the twentieth century, setting the stage for further modernization and growth. Warm human accounts from a range of individuals who witnessed the city's dramatic change cast a personal glow on Hamer's impressive research.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard, and World War II. To get started finding Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard, and World War II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: As the nation entered World War II, the city of Charleston struggled with a stagnant economy that had never recovered from the Civil War. The glory days of the antebellum period were decades in the past; yet Charlestonians drew their pride from a bygone era, rather than from hope for the future. This compelling look at Charleston's twentieth-century history chronicles the changes and challenges faced by Charleston as its population exploded in response to expansion of the Charleston Navy Yard. As World War II called for the United States to flex her industrial might, the shipyard rose to meet the challenge and 55,000 new residents flooded into the city. The city was unprepared for such dramatic expansion: the need for labor at the yard meant the sudden appearance of good jobs, but also resulted in severe housing shortages, food rationing and dilemmas over race and gender. Ongoing workforce shortages forced the navy to look to sources of labor previously regarded as unsuitable--African Americans and women---causing dramatic changes to the status quo. Author and historian Fritz Hamer makes use of written document and oral history to argue that the war's effects pulled a reluctant "Holy City" into the twentieth century, setting the stage for further modernization and growth. Warm human accounts from a range of individuals who witnessed the city's dramatic change cast a personal glow on Hamer's impressive research.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard, and World War II. To get started finding Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard, and World War II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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