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Over Here
How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream
Edward Humes
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In 1944, the U.S. government feared the flood of returning World War II soldiers as much as it looked forward to peace. To avoid economic catastrophe, FDR, the American Legion, William Randolph Hearst, and others began crafting the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. It would be the single most transformative bill of the twentieth century.
Spun as the G.I. Bill of Rights, this program for vets included home loans, health care, educational funds, and career counseling. The effects were immediate and enduring—the suburbs, the middle class, America’s ever-increasing number of college graduates, the lunar landing—all are tied to the G.I. Bill. The Greatest Generation would not exist without it: Norman Mailer, Bob Dole, John F. Kennedy, Paul Newman, Jimmy Carter, Clint Eastwood, and many others benefited from its provisions. Here are the stories of some of these men and women, how their lives changed because of the bill and how this country changed because of them.
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Biography |
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EDWARD HUMES is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who has contributed to Talk, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Los Angeles magazine, and others. Humes’s numerous books include School of Dreams and the bestselling Mississippi Mud, Mean Justice, and No Matter How Loud I Shout. A graduate of Hampshire College, he lives in Southern California.
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History- Military/United States
History- Military/Veterans
History- United States/20th Century
Political Science- Government/National
Law- Constitutional
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Law- Constitutional
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Law- History of Law
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Social Sciences- History-American
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Social Sciences- Political Science-American Government
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Serial: Harcourt
Audio/Performance/UK/Translation: Writers House
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Harcourt Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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