The War Comes to Plum Street

by Bruce C. Smith

Book Overview

What was it like to experience World War II in small-town America? Here is the story of the war at home as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana. We see through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of the war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. We overhear everyday conversation up and down the street, in which the dominant subject is the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253221064
• ISBN13: 9780253221063
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher