The Wings of Change

Name: The Wings of Change
Brand: State House Press at the Texas Center-Schreiner University
SKU: 9781893114357-V
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By Alexander, Thomas E

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On the brink of World War II, Texas was still largely a rural state, a closed society. Few chose to leave, and even fewer outsiders found any reason to enter. A frontier morality dictated adherence to strict moral guidelines regarding temperance, frugality, tolerance, fidelity, and moderation. Cultural activities and educational opportunities were limited. The state's economic situation was dire as a result of the Great Depression and persistent drought. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, needing to put unemployed men back to work and at the same time begin preparing for a looming war, called for building more than fifty thousand new military aircraft and training more than thirty thousand pilots to fly them. And that's when Texas began to change. In the next few years, sixty-five army airfields would be located in Texas, more than in any other state. Some citizens may have been troubled initially at the prospect of uniformed strangers trooping down their streets, perhaps up to all manner of nefarious deeds. Those concerns, however, were all but obscured by the reality of federal dollars flowing into citizens' pockets long empty and civic coffers all but bone dry. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, a surging spirit of patriotism universally overcame any shreds of lingering doubt about the need not only to have the bases close by but to welcome military personnel to the community with open arms. The air force had come to Texas in a big way, and changes, as well as the wings of thousands of airplanes, were in the air, from Dalhart to Laredo and from El Paso to San Antonio.

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Edition:: illustrated
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 232
Age Recommendation:: 9 and up
Publisher:: State House Press at the Texas Center-Schreiner University
Publication Date:: 2003-04-21
Release Date:: 2003-04-01
ISBN / EAN:: 9781893114357
Weight:: 490 g
Dimensions:: 16/24/2 cm

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