The Bonus Army : an American epic /
Dickson, Paul, 1939-
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.
0802714404 (alk. paper) 9780802714404 (alk. paper)
2004055483
Bonus Expeditionary Forces.
World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Washington (D.C.)
Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918 --Veteranos
Protest movements--History--Washington (D.C.)--20th century.
Movimientos de protesta--Historia --Washington (D.C.) --Siglo XX
Veterans--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Veteranos --Actividad política --Estados Unidos --Siglo XX
Veterans--Economic conditions--United States--20th century.
Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
Washington (D.C.) --Historia --Siglo XX
002 F 199 / D554b 2004
973.91/6
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.
0802714404 (alk. paper) 9780802714404 (alk. paper)
2004055483
Bonus Expeditionary Forces.
World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Washington (D.C.)
Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918 --Veteranos
Protest movements--History--Washington (D.C.)--20th century.
Movimientos de protesta--Historia --Washington (D.C.) --Siglo XX
Veterans--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Veteranos --Actividad política --Estados Unidos --Siglo XX
Veterans--Economic conditions--United States--20th century.
Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
Washington (D.C.) --Historia --Siglo XX
002 F 199 / D554b 2004
973.91/6