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  • - The Federal Writers' Project in the Cornhusker State
    by Marilyn Irvin Holt
    £14.99

    Marilyn Irvin Holt examines Nebraska's contribution to the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) in terms of its place within the national FWP as well as its operation in comparison to other state projects.

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    by Marilyn Irvin Holt
    £17.99

    The Progressive Era, falling between the conspicuous materialism of the Gay Nineties and the excesses of the Roaring Twenties, promoted a vision of America united by an emphasis on science and progressive reform. This book is suitable for those seeking a better understanding of the role of women in agriculture.

  • - The General's First Lady
    by Marilyn Irvin Holt
    £39.49

    Mamie Doud Eisenhower was a president's wife who seemed to most Americans like the friend next door. This biography captures the winning personality that made Mrs Eisenhower an important part of both her husband's success and her cultural milieu, and relates how her experience as an army wife better prepared her for the White House.

  • - The Nineteenth-Century Experience
    by Marilyn Irvin Holt
    £18.99

    What life was like for youngsters who lived on the Great Plains in nineteenth-century frontier life. Chapters address a breadth of experiences and perceptions: why families came to the Great Plains and where they decided to settle; how families and communities were organized for education, work, and play; how health care, accidents, and mortality affected childhoods; and what children experienced outside the home. As much as possible, Ms. Holt lets the children speak for themselves. American Childhoods Series.

  • - Placing Out in America
    by Marilyn Irvin Holt
    £14.99

    From 1850 to 1930 America witnessed emigration and resettlement of at least 200,000 children and several thousand adults, primarily from the East Coast to the West. This volume sheds light on the multifaceted experience of children's immigration, changing concepts of welfare, and Western expansion.

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