| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Historical studies of urban America |
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Historical studies of urban America.
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Series Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; 1. The Bomber Plant; 2. The Local Response to Sudden Industrialization; 3. Housing for Defense; 4. The Battle for Bomber City; 5. What's Wrong with Willow Run?; 6. Building Bombers; 7. Building Communities; 8. A Bomber an Hour; 9. Confronting Race; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Archival Sources and Collection Abbreviations; Notes; Index; Series List |
| Summary |
Before Franklin Roosevelt declared December 7 to be a "date which will live in infamy"; before American soldiers landed on D-Day; before the B-17s, B-24s, and B-29s roared over Europe and Asia, there was Willow Run. Located twenty-five miles west of Detroit, the bomber plant at Willow Run and the community that grew up around it attracted tens of thousands of workers from across the United States during World War II. Together, they helped build the nation's "Arsenal of Democracy," but Willow Run also became the site of repeated political conflicts over how to build suburbia while |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Willow Run Industrial Complex -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Willow Run Industrial Complex fast |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
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Airplane factories -- Michigan -- Willow Run
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HISTORY / General.
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Airplane factories
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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| SUBJECT |
Willow Run (Mich.) -- History -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Michigan -- Willow Run
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1299605192 |
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9781299605190 |
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022602556X |
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9780226025421 |
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022602542X |
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9780226025568 |
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