{"product_id":"world-war-ii-and-the-pennsylvania-wilds-9781467159890","title":"World War II and the Pennsylvania Wilds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pennsylvania Wilds comprise a tiny fraction of the state's population, but when the United States entered World War II, the Wilds responded with characteristic courage and determination. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, young men rushed to recruitment centers to serve. Many returned as heroes. Many never returned, paying the ultimate sacrifice. Not to be left out, numerous women filled the ranks of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps or became navy nurses overseas. On the homefront, workers bused in to fill vacancies left by those who went to war flooded the small towns of the Wilds, and all across the region, people stepped up to provide defense services and to plant victory gardens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiling contemporary news accounts, letters and firsthand accounts, historian Kathy Myers celebrates and commemorates the region's intrepid war efforts at home and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467159890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Kathy Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396543013045,"sku":"9781467159890","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ed3e6a19-6668-4f59-b464-50768eaaccc0.jpg?v=1747750307","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/world-war-ii-and-the-pennsylvania-wilds-9781467159890","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}