Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Legislation Relating to Veterans' Education, Employment, and Home Loan Programs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
United States Code
Author: United StatesResources in Education
Author: The GI Bill
Author: Glenn AltschulerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199720428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, it was far from an obvious, straightforward piece of legislation, but resulted from tense political maneuvering and complex negotiations. As Altschuler and Blumin show, an unlikely coalition emerged to shape and pass the bill, bringing together both New Deal Democrats and conservatives who had vehemently opposed Roosevelt's social-welfare agenda. For the first time in American history returning soldiers were not only supported, but enabled to pursue success--a revolution in America's policy towards its veterans. Once enacted, the G.I. Bill had far-reaching consequences. By providing job training, unemployment compensation, housing loans, and tuition assistance, it allowed millions of Americans to fulfill long-held dreams of social mobility, reshaping the national landscape. The huge influx of veterans and federal money transformed the modern university and the surge in single home ownership vastly expanded America's suburbs. Perhaps most important, as Peter Drucker noted, the G.I. Bill "signaled the shift to the knowledge society." The authors highlight unusual or unexpected features of the law--its color blindness, the frankly sexist thinking behind it, and its consequent influence on race and gender relations. Not least important, Altschuler and Blumin illuminate its role in individual lives whose stories they weave into this thoughtful account. Written with insight and narrative verve by two leading historians, The G.I. Bill makes a major contribution to the scholarship of postwar America.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1690
Book Description
Legislative Calendar, One Hundred First Congress
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Hearing on Employment Programs for Veterans
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Education, Training, and EmploymentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Hearings on Employment Programs for Veterans
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Education, Training, and EmploymentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A quiet fishing party is interrupted when something unexpected bites on the line.