{"product_id":"the-year-of-peril-america-in-1942-paperback","title":"The Year of Peril: America in 1942 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating chronicle of how the character of American society revealed itself under the duress of World War II \"place(s) today's myriad social traumas and dislocations in perspective.\"--George Will, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the New-York Historical Society's Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific and the struggle to establish a beachhead on the European front, America seemed to be on the brink of defeat and was beginning to splinter from within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring this precarious moment, Tracy Campbell paints a portrait of the deep social, economic, and political fault lines that pitted factions of citizens against each other in the post-Pearl Harbor era, even as the nation mobilized, government-aided industrial infrastructure blossomed, and parents sent their sons off to war. This captivating look at how American society responded to the greatest stress experienced since the Civil War reveals the various ways, both good and bad, that the trauma of 1942 forced Americans to redefine their relationship with democracy in ways that continue to affect us today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is the E. Vernon Smith and Eloise C. Smith Professor of American History at the University of Kentucky. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Gateway Arch: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeliver the Vote: A History of Election Fraud, an American Political Tradition, 1742-2004.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768404771104,"sku":"9780300258530","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/426714c9a8be3f351880ff2bbf4dee3f.webp?v=1780328842","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-year-of-peril-america-in-1942-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}