Philadelphia

The World War I Years

Nonfiction, History, Military, Pictorial, World War I, United States
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Author: Peter John Williams ISBN: 9781439644379
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: December 2, 2013
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Peter John Williams
ISBN: 9781439644379
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: December 2, 2013
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
In 1914, Philadelphia was the third largest city in the United States with a population of just over one and a half million people. It was fitting, therefore, that during World War I, Philadelphia mobilized itself for the war effort perhaps more than any other large American city. Nicknamed the �Workshop of the World,� Philadelphia saw its manufacturing and textile companies converted, almost overnight, to full wartime production. Meanwhile, private and city-sponsored organizations sprang up to send relief to the people of war-torn Europe and prepare for the possibility of American involvement. The Great War would forever alter the city�s landscape and its people. Architecturally, demographically, and socially, Philadelphia would experience sweeping change, and the people of William Penn�s �greene country towne� would come together as never before to support the war effort at home and their boys abroad.
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In 1914, Philadelphia was the third largest city in the United States with a population of just over one and a half million people. It was fitting, therefore, that during World War I, Philadelphia mobilized itself for the war effort perhaps more than any other large American city. Nicknamed the �Workshop of the World,� Philadelphia saw its manufacturing and textile companies converted, almost overnight, to full wartime production. Meanwhile, private and city-sponsored organizations sprang up to send relief to the people of war-torn Europe and prepare for the possibility of American involvement. The Great War would forever alter the city�s landscape and its people. Architecturally, demographically, and socially, Philadelphia would experience sweeping change, and the people of William Penn�s �greene country towne� would come together as never before to support the war effort at home and their boys abroad.

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