The GI Bill : a new deal for veterans /
On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brillian...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2009.
|
| Series: | Pivotal moments in American history.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199720422 0199720428 9780195182286 0195182286 9780199839995 0199839999 |
