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The Gold Star Mother pilgrimages of the 1930s : overseas grave visitations by mothers and widows of fallen U.S. World War I soldiers
Record details
- ISBN: 078642138X (softcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
viii, 229 p.
print - Publisher: Jefferson, N.. : McFarland & Co., 2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What were the Gold Star pilgrimages -- The Great War -- Pilgrimage legislation: a decade in the making -- Do-it-yourself pilgrimages -- The Quartermaster Corps in peace and war -- Black stars and gold -- Pilgrim profile: Louise and Grace Ziegler -- Party A -- The pilgrimage experience. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | World War, 1914-1918 Women United States World War, 1914-1918 Psychological aspects Mothers of war casualties Travel France Grief |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Coldwater Branch | 940.6 GRA (Text) | 35401424473386 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007320.html
- Table of contents
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| 001 | 30066527 | ||
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| 010 | . | ‡a 2005007320 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a078642138X (softcover : alk. paper) | |
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| 050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aD639.W7 ‡bG55 2005 |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aGraham, John W., ‡d1961- |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe Gold Star Mother pilgrimages of the 1930s : ‡boverseas grave visitations by mothers and widows of fallen U.S. World War I soldiers / ‡cJohn W. Graham. |
| 260 | . | ‡aJefferson, N.. : ‡bMcFarland & Co., ‡c2005. | |
| 300 | . | ‡aviii, 229 p. | |
| 520 | . | ‡a"During the first World War, a flag with a gold star identified families who had lost soldiers. Grieving women were "Gold Star" mothers and widows. This work covers the Gold Star pilgrimages from their launch to the present day, beginning with an introduction to the war and wartime burial"--Provided by publisher. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aWhat were the Gold Star pilgrimages -- The Great War -- Pilgrimage legislation: a decade in the making -- Do-it-yourself pilgrimages -- The Quartermaster Corps in peace and war -- Black stars and gold -- Pilgrim profile: Louise and Grace Ziegler -- Party A -- The pilgrimage experience. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWorld War, 1914-1918 ‡xWomen ‡zUnited States. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWorld War, 1914-1918 ‡xPsychological aspects. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aMothers of war casualties ‡xTravel ‡zFrance. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aGrief. | |
| 856 | 4 | 1. | ‡3Table of contents ‡uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007320.html |
| 901 | . | ‡a30066527 ‡bSystem ‡c30066527 ‡tbiblio | |