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Detroit and the "Good War"
Jeffries, Edward; Capeci, Dominic J.
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Description for Detroit and the "Good War"
Num Pages: 321 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
Edward J. Jeffries Jr., was elected mayor of Detroit in 1937 and for a decade led the city through a period of race riots, union turmoil, and unprecedented growth. Jeffries's circle of friends was made up primarily of newspaper reporters who shared his interests and lifestyle. Devoted to family, they nevertheless worked long hours, smoked heavily, drank moderately, and gambled often in their running card games of gin and poker.
After Pearl Harbor, Jeffries watched his closest friends, most twelve to fourteen years his junior, enlist in the armed forces. Voracious letter writers, over the next four years they ... Read more
Edward J. Jeffries Jr., was elected mayor of Detroit in 1937 and for a decade led the city through a period of race riots, union turmoil, and unprecedented growth. Jeffries's circle of friends was made up primarily of newspaper reporters who shared his interests and lifestyle. Devoted to family, they nevertheless worked long hours, smoked heavily, drank moderately, and gambled often in their running card games of gin and poker.
After Pearl Harbor, Jeffries watched his closest friends, most twelve to fourteen years his junior, enlist in the armed forces. Voracious letter writers, over the next four years they ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813119748
SKU
V9780813119748
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