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How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream
Harcourt
October 2006
On Sale: October 2, 2006
336 pages
ISBN: 0151007101
EAN: 9780151007103
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political
In 1944, the U.S. government feared the flood of returning World War II soldiers as much as it looked forward to peace. To avoid economic catastrophe, FDR, the American Legion, William Randolph Hearst, and others began crafting the Servicemenโs Readjustment Act of 1944. It would be the single most transformative bill of the twentieth century. Spun as the G.I. Bill of Rights, this program for vets included home loans, health care, educational funds, and career counseling. The effects were immediate and enduringโthe suburbs, the middle class, Americaโs ever-increasing number of college graduates, the lunar landingโall are tied to the G.I. Bill. The Greatest Generation would not exist without it: Norman Mailer, Bob Dole, John F. Kennedy, Paul Newman, Jimmy Carter, Clint Eastwood, and many others benefited from its provisions. Here are the stories of some of these men and women, how their lives changed because of the bill and how this country changed because of them.
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