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LEADER: 01497cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2005007320
003 DLC
005 20120702100047.0
008 050317s2005 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005007320
020 $a078642138X (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---$ae-fr---
050 00 $aD639.W7$bG55 2005
082 00 $a940.4/6/086540973$222
100 1 $aGraham, John W.,$d1961-
245 14 $aThe Gold Star Mother pilgrimages of the 1930s :$boverseas grave visitations by mothers and widows of fallen U.S. World War I soldiers /$cJohn W. Graham.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2005.
300 $aix, 229 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"During the first World War, a flag with a gold star identified families who had lost soldiers. Grieving women were "Gold Star" mothers and widows. This work covers the Gold Star pilgrimages from their launch to the present day, beginning with an introduction to the war and wartime burial"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-221) and index.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xWomen$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aMothers of war casualties$xTravel$zFrance.
650 0 $aMothers of war casualties$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aWar widows$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aGrief.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007320.html