LIBROS DEL AUTOR: michael scheibach

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  • A Moment in Time
    Michael Scheibach
    A Moment in Time is a collection of eclectic writings by a seasoned editor, author, teacher, and occasional writer of academic articles, poems, and short stories. The book spans a professional career writing for a wide range of trade magazines as well as Grit, one of the nation’s oldest newspapers serving rural America. It offers an opportunity to escape into the world of someo...
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    32,09 €

  • Alert America!
    Michael Scheibach
    To address the threat of an atomic-armed Soviet Union during the early days of the Cold War, President Harry Truman approved the Alert America exhibit as the most effective way to convey the destructive power of the atomic bomb and to encourage participation in civil defense. Following its debut in the nation’s capital in January 1952, Alert America, promoted as 'The Show Th...
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    57,54 €

  • Protecting the Home Front
    Michael Scheibach
    Formed in 1951, the Federal Civil Defense Administration said that 'the importance of women in civil defense can scarcely be overstated.' Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, auxiliary police, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency ma...
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    57,32 €

  • Atomics in the Classroom
    Michael Scheibach
    After the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan’s unconditional surrender, America’s educational community quickly focused on preparing the younger generation for the atomic age. With the support of the federal government, elementary and secondary schools developed a curriculum known as 'atomics,' emphasizing the bomb’s destructive power, peaceful a...
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    42,88 €

  • In Case Atom Bombs Fall
    Michael Scheibach
    With the very real possibility of nuclear war looming on the horizon from 1945 to the early 1960s, both federal and local governments took on the responsibility of educating Americans on how to survive the expected blasts, residual fallout, and radiation poisoning. Duck and cover drills, bomb shelters, and evacuation plans became an integral part of every citizen’s daily lif...
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    43,96 €

  • Atomic Narratives and American Youth
    Michael Scheibach
    Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, numerous 'atomic narratives'--books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks, movies, and television programs--addressed the implications of the bomb. Post-World War II youth encountered atomic narratives in their daily lives at school, at home and in their communities, and were profoundly affected by what they read and saw. ...
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    49,96 €