Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II

by James J. Kimble

Book Overview

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program's momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942--a campaign that swept the nation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803248784
• ISBN13: 9780803248786
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"