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That knock at the door : the history of Gold Star Mothers in America
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- Creator
- by Holly S. Fenelon
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Revised edition
- Bloomington : iUniverse, Inc., ; 2012
- Physical Details
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- 415 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781475925371, 1475925379, 9781475925388, 1475925387
- OCLC
- ocn874994170
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The World War and the Gold Star -- The post-war period : shaping the memory of the war -- Creating the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. -- The Gold Star Mothers of the Great War -- The Gold Star pilgrimage -- The 1930s, rembrance, respect, recognition -- The 1940s, growth, recognition, and discord -- The 1950s, dissension and challenges -- The Memorial National Home Foundation -- The Vietnam decades, 1960-1979 -- AGSM challenged, 1980-1999 -- 2000 and beyond, new wars and an evolving organization -- Appendix A: Presidents and conventions -- Appendix B: National Presidents -- Appendix C: Gold Star poetry and clippings -- Appedix D: Gold Star mothers stamp cachets