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Sowing the seeds of victory

American gardening programs of World War I

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An edition of Sowing the seeds of victory (2014)

Sowing the seeds of victory

American gardening programs of World War I

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"This book examines three programs: the National War Garden Commission, the United States School Garden Army, and the Woman's Land Army. The urgency of wartime mobilization enabled proponents to promote food production as a vital national security issue. The connection between the nation's food readiness and national security resonated within the context of America's political and cultural life"--

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English
Pages
252

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Subjects

School gardens, World War, 1914-1918, Vegetable gardening, National War Garden Commission, Women's Land Army (United States), United States. School Garden Army, Victory gardens, United States, Food supply, History, Gardens, united states, World war, 1914-1918, united states

Places

United States

Times

20th century
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Table of Contents

Preface: sowing the seeds of victory
Introduction: summary of the National War Gardening Effort
The garden revolution
In the furrows of freedom
The United States School Garden Army
Propaganda, posters, promotion and memory
The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women
"Sisters of the soil": the Woman's Land Army of America
Mobilization for nutritional defense
Conclusion: demobilization, the trajectory of the programs and public policy implications for today.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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American gardening programs of World War I

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
338.1/75
Library of Congress
SB321 .H37 2014, D639.W7 S69 2014, SB321.H37 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 252 pages
Number of pages
252

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27177189M
ISBN 10
0786470208
ISBN 13
9780786470204
LCCN
2014007874
OCLC/WorldCat
864097256

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