Milwaukeeans greeted the advent of World War II with the same determination as other Americans. Everyone felt the effect of the war; whether through concern for loved ones in danger; longer work hours; consumer shortages; or participation in war service organizations and drives. Men and women workers produced the essential goods necessary for victory—the vehicles; weapons; munitions; and components for all the machinery of war. But even in wartime there were labor conflicts; fueled by the sacrifices and tensions of wartime life. A City at War focuses on the experience of working men and women in a community that was not a wartime boom town. It looks at the stands of the CIO and the AFL against low wartime wages; and at women in unionized factories facing the perceptions and goals of male workers; union leaders; and society itself. Here is a social history of wartime Milwaukee and its workers as they laid the groundwork for a secure postwar future.
#1089478 in Books Mercer University Press 2003-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .45 x 5.98l; .65 #File Name: 086554834X196 pages
Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great insight into Frederick Douglass' thoughtBy ImYourHuckleberryThis book was very insightful; and I felt that Williamson did a great job on drawing from a wide variety of sources to substantiate his core ideas. Contra past Douglass writers; he seeks to bring out the ideological; theological and practical tensions that Douglass lived with; rather than presenting Douglass' development as distinct stages of thought. He illustrates how Douglass' early faith in God and sense of moral agency transformed into a faith which urged him to action on his behalf and on the behalf of other enslaved people. Williamson especially focuses on the effects of Douglass' early life (born a slave; on the East Shore of Maryland; to particular owners who gave his particular opportunities; etc). He traces these early impressions on Douglass' identity through his life; demonstrating how other experiences colored and transformed his ideas and identity. The writing is a little weak; but it reads fairly well (I suspect it is a dissertation-turned-book).
