02979cam a2200505 a 4500 48305 BJBSDDR 20240524123553.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 040702s2004 nyua b 001 0 eng 2004055483 0802714404 (alk. paper) 9780802714404 (alk. paper) NLGGC 266156703 YDXCP 2120546 (OCoLC)ocm55982121 (OCoLC)55982121 DLC DLC YDX BUR BAKER CZL NLGGC UWC BTCTA YDXCP eng eng n-us-dc n-us--- 002 F 199 D554b 2004 973.91/6 Dickson, Paul, 1939- 11977 The Bonus Army : an American epic / Paul Dickson and Thomas B. Allen. New York : Walker & Co., c2004. 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. In the Depression summer of 1932, some 45,000 veterans of World War I descended on Washington to demand the bonus promised them eight years earlier for their wartime service. They lived in shantytowns, white and black together, protested and rallied for their cause. Roy Wilkins saw the model for racial integration here; J. Edgar Hoover built his reputation against the radicals. President Hoover, Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur, and others feared the protesters would turn violent after the Senate defeated the "bonus bill" that the House had passed. On July 28, tanks rolled as troops evicted the marchers. Newspapers and newsreels showed graphic images of American soldiers driving out their former comrades in arms. Democratic candidate Franklin Roosevelt said to an adviser, "This will elect me," though bonus armies would plague him as well. The march inspired Congress to pass the G. I. Bill of Rights in 1944.--From publisher description. Bonus Expeditionary Forces. 36171 World War, 1914-1918 Veterans Washington (D.C.) Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918 Veteranos 36172 Protest movements Washington (D.C.) History 20th century. Movimientos de protesta Historia Washington (D.C.) Siglo XX 3596 Veterans United States Political activity History 20th century. Veteranos Actividad política Estados Unidos Siglo XX 36174 Veterans United States Economic conditions 20th century. Washington (D.C.) History 20th century. Washington (D.C.) Historia Siglo XX 36173 Allen, Thomas B. (Thomas Benton), 1929-2018 23734 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004055483-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004055483-d.html lcc BK clperez 6013 6013 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 0 002 F 199 D554b 2004 00000049333 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK