An edition of Sowing the seeds of victory
(2014)
Sowing the seeds of victory
American gardening programs of World War I
by Rose Hayden-Smith
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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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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 statesPlaces
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Sowing the seeds of victory: American gardening programs of World War I
2014
in English
0786470208 9780786470204
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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