COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
U.S. Office of War Information
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U.S. Office of War Information
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Date:
1944
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1944
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Short Title:
Contents: (Continues) A War Atlas for Americans
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Contents: (Continues) A War Atlas for Americans
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Publisher:
Simon and Schuster
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Simon and Schuster
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Publisher Location:
New York
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Index Page
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36
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Note:
The editors note in the preface that, "So far as we know this is the first book of its kind, integrating as it does maps and text in an effort to explain to the everyday reader the past, present, and possible future of the war." Many of the maps shown in three dimensional relief. Bound with a paper dust jacket with "A War Atlas for Americans. A guide to the nature and course of the war, containing 84 new maps and 60,000 words of interpretative text. Prepared with the assistance of the Office of War Information. Foreword by Elmer Davis. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster." With the view of the world showing the hemispheres on the front cover, and text and prices on the back cover.
note
The editors note in the preface that, "So far as we know this is the first book of its kind, integrating as it does maps and text in an effort to explain to the everyday reader the past, present, and possible future of the war." Many of the maps shown in three dimensional relief. Bound with a paper dust jacket with "A War Atlas for Americans. A guide to the nature and course of the war, containing 84 new maps and 60,000 words of interpretative text. Prepared with the assistance of the Office of War Information. Foreword by Elmer Davis. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster." With the view of the world showing the hemispheres on the front cover, and text and prices on the back cover.
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Event:
World War II
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World War II
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Full Title:
(Contents to) A War Atlas for Americans. Prepared with the Assistance of the Office of War Information. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster. New York. 1944.
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(Contents to) A War Atlas for Americans. Prepared with the Assistance of the Office of War Information. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster. New York. 1944.
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List No:
1104.006
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1104.006
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Series No:
6
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6
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Publication Author:
U.S. Office of War Information
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U.S. Office of War Information
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Pub Date:
1944
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1944
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Pub Title:
A War Atlas for Americans. Prepared with the Assistance of the Office of War Information. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster. New York. 1944.
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A War Atlas for Americans. Prepared with the Assistance of the Office of War Information. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster. New York. 1944.
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The editors note in the preface that, "So far as we know this is the first book of its kind, integrating as it does maps and text in an effort to explain to the everyday reader the past, present, and possible future of the war." Many of the maps shown in three dimensional relief. Bound with a paper dust jacket with "A War Atlas for Americans. A guide to the nature and course of the war, containing 84 new maps and 60,000 words of interpretative text. Prepared with the assistance of the Office of War Information. Foreword by Elmer Davis. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster."
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The editors note in the preface that, "So far as we know this is the first book of its kind, integrating as it does maps and text in an effort to explain to the everyday reader the past, present, and possible future of the war." Many of the maps shown in three dimensional relief. Bound with a paper dust jacket with "A War Atlas for Americans. A guide to the nature and course of the war, containing 84 new maps and 60,000 words of interpretative text. Prepared with the assistance of the Office of War Information. Foreword by Elmer Davis. Published for Council on Books in Wartime by Simon and Schuster."
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Pub List No:
1104.000
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1104.000
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Pub Type:
World Atlas
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
84
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84
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Pub Height cm:
37
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Pub Width cm:
29
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Image No:
1104006
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Authors:
U.S. Office of War Information
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