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When he was young, Luke LaPorta never imagined that he would attend college, let alone obtain a doctorate.
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- Title Soldiers to Citizens The G.I. Bill and the Making of the Greatest Generation
- Author Mettler, Suzanne
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- Pages xvi, 252 p., [8] p. of plates
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date August 10, 2005
- ISBN 9780195180978
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Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. xvi, 252 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author Suzanne Mettler, with a personalized inscription. A tight, clean copy. Dust jacket signed by Bob Dole underneath his blurb on the back cover (the "B" in "Bob" is slightly smudged). "'A hell of a gift, an opportunity.' 'Magnanimous.' 'One of the greatest advantages I ever experienced.' These are the voices of World War II veterans, lavishing praise on their beloved G.I. Bill. Transcending boundaries of class and race, the Bill enabled a sizable portion of the hallowed 'greatest generation' to gain vocational training or to attend college or graduate school at government expense. Its beneficiaries had grown up during the Depression, living in tenements and cold-water flats, on farms and in small towns across the nation, most of them expecting that they would one day work in the same kinds of jobs as…
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Hardback. New. The generation that benefitted from GI Bill showed a commitment to the principles of democracy and civic involvement. This book looks at how Bill affected the lives of World War II Veterans. It develops an argument about the link between peoples' positive experiences with government programs and their willingness to take part in public life.
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Place_Pub: New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. First Edition. First Printing. very good, very good. 280, illus., tables, notes, index. In this eye-opening volume, Mettler argues convincingly that the G.I. Bill was a key factor why Americans who came of age during World War II--particularly veterans--participated in civic life after the war at unprecedented levels.
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