This is who we were : a companion to the 1940 Census /

This is who we were : a companion to the 1940 Census /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Derks, Scott.
Imprint:	Amenia, NY : Grey House Pub., c2012.
Description:	xliii, 458 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Civilization. Economic history. Nineteen thirties. Social conditions Nineteen thirties. United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945. United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8935453

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Varying Form of Title:	Companion to the 1940 Census
Other uniform titles:	Census of the United States (1940)
ISBN:	9781619250079 1619250071
Notes:	Includes materials from the 1940 U.S. Census. Includes index.
Summary:	"A companion resource to the 1940 Census just released by the US National Archives, This is Who We Were, provides the reader with a deeper understanding of what life was like in America in 1940 and how it compares statistically to life today. Using both original material from the 1940 CEnsus (reprinted here in a different color), readers will find richly-illustrated Personal Profiles, Economic Data, and Current Events to give meaning and depth to what life was like in 1940 America as the country was emerging from depression, but on the verge of war. Next, a wide range of data from the 1940 and 2010 Census are put side-by-side so users can quickly and easily see differences and similarities over these past 70 years."--Publisher's website.

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Summary:	A companion resource to the 1940 Census just released by the US National Archives, This is Who We Were, provides the reader with a deeper understanding of what life was like in America in 1940 and how it compares statistically to life today. Using both original material from the 1940 CEnsus (reprinted here in a different color), readers will find richly-illustrated Personal Profiles, Economic Data, and Current Events to give meaning and depth to what life was like in 1940 America as the country was emerging from depression, but on the verge of war. Next, a wide range of data from the 1940 and 2010 Census are put side-by-side so users can quickly and easily see differences and similarities over these past 70 years.
Item Description:	Includes materials from the 1940 U.S. Census. Includes index.
Physical Description:	xliii, 458 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	9781619250079 1619250071