Title Prairie forge : the extraordinary story of the Nebraska scrap metal drive of World War II / James J. Kimble.

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Description	1 online resource
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: Home front, battlefront -- The scrap deficit; or how not to win a war -- Henry Doorly and the Nebraska plan -- Summertime scrapping in the city -- Mobilizing greater Nebraska -- The second-half comeback -- The Nebraska plan goes national -- Epilogue: home front, battlefront (revisited) -- Appendix: Nebraska county scrap results.
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Subject	World War (1939-1945)
	Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Salvage (Waste, etc.)
	United States.
	History.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Nebraska.
	World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States.
	Scrap metals -- Recycling -- Nebraska -- History -- 20th century.
	Scrap metals -- Recycling.
	Nebraska.
	Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- Nebraska -- History -- 20th century.
	Nebraska -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term	1900 - 1999
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Added Title	Extraordinary story of the Nebraska scrap metal drive of World War II
Other Form:	Print version: Kimble, James J., 1966- Prairie forge 9780803248786 (DLC) 2013044119 (OCoLC)861955756
ISBN	9780803254152 (electronic book)
	0803254156 (electronic book)
	9780803248786
	0803248784
	9780803254169 (epub)
	9780803254176 (mobi)