Creating a National Home: Building the Veterans' Welfare State, 1860-1900 by Patrick Kelly
English | 20 Aug. 1997 | ISBN: 0674175603 | 272 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
English | 20 Aug. 1997 | ISBN: 0674175603 | 272 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
Creating a National Home examines Congress's decision to build a federal network of soldiers' homes. Kelly explores the efforts of the Home's managers to glean support for this institution by drawing upon the reassuring language of domesticity and "home."