| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Pivotal moments in American history
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Pivotal moments in American history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index. |
| Contents |
The roots of the GI Bill -- The GI Bill -- Fall from grace -- Scandal and the GI Bill -- African-American veterans -- Housing -- Higher education. |
| Summary |
On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Veterans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Veterans -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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United States. |
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Veterans -- Education -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Veterans -- Education -- Law and legislation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Blumin, Stuart M., author.
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| Added Title |
G.I. Bill |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Altschuler, Glenn C. GI Bill. Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2009 9780195182286 0195182286 (DLC) 2008052714 (OCoLC)255902882 |
| ISBN |
9780199720422 (electronic book) |
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0199720428 (electronic book) |
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9780195182286 (acid-free paper) |
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0195182286 (acid-free paper) |
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