The GI Bill : a new deal for veterans / Glenn C. Altschuler, Stuart M. Blumin
- Author
- Altschuler, Glenn C.
- Additional Titles
- G.I. Bill
- Published
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]
- Copyright Date
- ©2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Blumin, Stuart M.
Access Online
- Series
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780199720422 (electronic bk.)
0199720428 (electronic bk.)
9780195182286 (acid-free paper)
0195182286 (acid-free paper)
9780199839995 (electronic bk.)
0199839999 (electronic bk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.
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