The Social History of the War-Boom Community

by Havighurst, Robert J.; Morgan, H. Gerthon

First Edition

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Book desription: New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Photographs. This book is an account of what happened to the people and the institutions of a small American town as it went through an industrial boom during World War II. Seneca, Illinois, had a population of 1,235 in 1942; and a population of 6,600 two years later. The boom was due to the location of a shipyard on the bank of the Illinois River. The purpose of this survey was to study the adaptation of social instutions to rapid social change; study the people to new conditions of living; study the influence of a crisis on the long-term history of a community; and to make a record of one significant bit of American life during wartime. 356 pages with index; light wear to corners and spine ends. Cloth binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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