Skip to content

Over Here: How the G. I. Bill Transformed the American Dream

Over Here: How the G. I. Bill Transformed the American Dream

Click for full-size.

Over Here: How the G. I. Bill Transformed the American Dream

by Humes, Edward

  • Used
  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Fine/Fine
ISBN 10
0151007101
ISBN 13
9780151007103
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
Item Price
£5.58
Or just £5.02 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
£5.18 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace & Company, 2006. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition With Indication Of First Printing.

Synopsis

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.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
014868
Title
Over Here: How the G. I. Bill Transformed the American Dream
Author
Humes, Edward
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10
0151007101
ISBN 13
9780151007103
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Company
Place of Publication
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Date Published
2006
Pages
319
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
Veterans - Services For - United States; United States - Armed Forces - Demobilization - History - 20Th Century; World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans - United States; War And Society - United States

Terms of Sale

Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

About the Seller

Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois

About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)

I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

tracking-