Come On In, America T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S A N D W O R L D WA R I ■ ■ BY L I N DA B A R R E T T O S B O R N E
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of America’s entrance into World War I, acclaimed author Linda Barrett Osborne examines the United States’ involvement in the Great War S E LLING POINTS ■■ This timely book will be published to commemorate the
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100th anniversary of the United States joining the war effort
★ “Detailed and thought-provoking
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books for young readers about
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American history that have
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■■ Osborne explains how new
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technologies changed warfare and sheds light on the residual
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effects that the war had on the
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United States
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■■ Readers learn how the war
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changed the roles, views, and perceptions of women, African Americans, and other marginalized groups
S PECIFICATIONS Archival images throughout 256 pages, 6 × 8" Hardcover with jacket RIGHTS: WORLD PUB MONTH: MARCH HISTORY ISBN 978-1-4197-2378-0 ISBN 978-1-4197-2378-0 US $17.95 CAN $21.95 52495 9 781419 723780
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n April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and joined World War I. German submarine attacks on American ships
in March 1917 were the overt motive for declaring war, but the underlying
reasons were far more complex. Even after the United States officially joined, Americans were divided on whether they should be a part of it. Americans were told they were fighting a war for democracy, but with racial segregation rampant in the United States, new laws against dissent and espionage being passed, and bankers and industrial leaders gaining increased influence and power, what did democracy mean? Come On In, America explores not only how and why the United States joined World War I, but also the events—at home and overseas—that changed the course of American history. Linda Barrett Osborne is the author of Traveling the Freedom Road, Miles to Go for Freedom, and This Land Is Our Land. She was a senior writer-editor in the Library of Congress Publishing Office for fifteen years. Osborne lives in Washington, D.C.
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