{"product_id":"tennessees-experience-during-the-first-world-war-9781621905318","title":"Tennessee's Experience During the First World War","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"On the day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated, Tennesseans worried about the weather,\" Carole Bucy writes. Indeed, the war that began in Europe in 1914 was unimaginably remote from Tennessee--until it wasn't. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on a depth of research into a wide array of topics, this vanguard collection of essays aims to conceptualize World War I through the lens of Tennessee. The book begins by situating life in Tennessee within the greater context of the war in Europe, recounting America's growing involvement in the Great War. As the volume unfolds, editor Michael E. Birdwell and the contributors weave together soldier narratives, politics and agribusiness, African American history, and present-day recollections to paint a picture of Tennessee's Great War experience that is both informative and gripping. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An essential addition to the broader historiography of the American experience during World War I, this collection of essays presents Tennessee stories that are close to home in more than just geography and lineage. By relating international conflict through the eyes of Tennessee's own, editor Michael E. Birdwell and the contributing authors provide new opportunities for academics and general readers alike to engage with the Great War from a unique and--until now--untold perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL E. BIRDWELL \u003c\/b\u003ewas a history professor at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eCelluloid Soldiers: The Warner Bros. Campaign against Nazism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eAlong with W. Calvin Dickinson, he was also the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRural Life and Culture in the Upper Cumberland \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePeople of the Upper Cumberland: Achievements and Contradictions. \u003c\/i\u003eHe passed away in 2022 after a long battle with cancer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Univ Tennessee Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676611219730,"sku":"9781621905318","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a987f370-1b7c-4da6-aeae-64dfc6ad60f8.jpg?v=1733884445","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tennessees-experience-during-the-first-world-war-9781621905318","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}