Girls to the Rescue: Young Heroines in American Series Fiction of World War I

by Susan Lewis, Emily Hamilton-Honey, Susan I. Lewis

During World War I, as young men journeyed overseas to battle, American women maintained the home front by knitting, fundraising, and conserving supplies. These became daily chores for young girls, but many longed to be part of a larger, more glorious war effort--and some were. A new genre of young adult books entered the market, written specifically with the young girls of the war period in mind and demonstrating the wartime activities of women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668795
• ISBN13: 9781476668796
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher