The American Red Cross : From Clara Barton to the New Deal.
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- 9781421408231
- 610.73/4
- WA 1
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chronology -- PART I: THE BARTON ERA -- 1 Miss Barton Goes to Washington -- 2 Transatlantic Transplant -- 3 National Calamities -- 4 The Misfortunes of Other Nations -- 5 Cuba and Controversy -- PART II: THE BOARDMAN ERA -- 6 Barton versus Boardman -- 7 Shifting Ground -- 8 Establishment -- 9 Fighting on Two Fronts -- PART III: BETWEEN THE WARS -- 10 Triage for Terror -- 11 Baptism in Mud -- 12 Scorched Earth -- 13 A New Deal for Disasters -- Epilogue: Blood and Grit -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- List of Archival Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Illustrations.
Louis, Chicago, and Tulsa between 1917 and 1921; help for African American and white Southerners after the Mississippi flood of 1927; relief projects during the Dust Bowl and after the New DealAn epilogue relates the history of the American Red Cross since the beginning of World War II and illuminates the organization's current practices as well as its international reputation.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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