Bøger af Michael Scheibach

This is the story of Grace Pearl Cady as told through her writings and the added writings of her son based on her journals and the remembrances of family members. Beginning her journey in Hazard, Nebraska, in 1905, Grace lived a most remarkable life that offers a unique view of rural America in the early 1900s, coming of age in the 1920s, the hardships of the Great Depression, and the personal tragedies of a single mother in the 1950s.

To address the threat of an atomic-armed Soviet Union during the early days of the Cold War, President Truman approved the Alert America educational exhibit. This is the first book to examine the scope and impact of Alert America, which has been largely overlooked by historians.

Formed in 1951, the Federal Civil Defense Administration said that "the importance of women in civil defense can scarcely be overstated." Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, auxiliary police, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national organizations. The author examines the diverse roles they filled to promote homeland protection and preparedness at a time when atomic war was an imminent threat.

After the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan's unconditional surrender, America's educational community quickly focused on preparing the younger generation for the atomic age. This book examines the broad curriculum that emphasized atomics in American classrooms of the early postwar era.

This multidisciplinary study examines the exposure of American youth to atomic narratives during the ten years following World War II. It also examines the broader ""social narrative of the atom"" which included educational, social, cultural and political activities that involved youth.