Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II Simon Publications The Eva Rae Thomas Mystery

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Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II Simon Publications The Eva Rae Thomas MysteryIn the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program's momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942 a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five