West Plains: 1930 to 1970

by Jerry Womack and Toney Aid

Book Overview

The Great Depression hit West Plains hard, but people were resilient and bounced back during World War II. The postwar years brought rural electrification, television, and paved roads. As the economy began to move away from agriculture to new industries, a flooring mill and shoe factory came to town, accompanied by a community hospital. Big band slipped into rock and roll, radio to television, and iceboxes to refrigerators. In 40 years, people went...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738560235
• ISBN13: 9780738560236
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"