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| Title | Welcome home, soldier : the housing crisis in 1940s Nashville |
| Author | Blose, Rosemary Davenport |
| Date | 2000 |
| Coverage |
1940-1949 20th century |
| Publisher | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Place of Publication | Murfreesboro, TN |
| Description | A history thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts. |
| Abstract | As interests in cultural history and social history increased over the last twenty five years, the lives and problems of ordinary people received more emphasis. Historians began to look beyond major events and public persons and, instead, to examine previously unexplored issues. The housing crisis that confronted veterans of World War II (WWII) when they returned home serves as such an issue. This thesis examines the housing crisis of the 1940s, focusing on the veterans while recognizing that civilians faced the same problem. Specifically, this thesis examines the depths of and response to the housing crisis of the 1940s in order to understand its economic and social impact. Nashville, Tennessee, serves as a microcosm through which this national problem can be examined... |
| Physical Description | ix, 89 leaves : typed ; 28 cm |
| Series | History Department, M.T.S.U. |
| Subject-LCSH |
Housing -- Tennessee -- Nashville Housing -- History -- 20th century |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Genre | Thesis |
| Medium | Paper |
| Extent | 99 p |
| Language | eng |
| Copyright Status | Copyright protected. Reproduced with permission of the author. |
| Conditions for use | Copyright maintained by author. Academic and personal use only. |
| Contributing Institution | James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Digital Publisher | Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Source file | ht_blose.pdf |
