| Defend America First: The Antiwar Editorials of the "Saturday Evening Post," 1939-1942 Contributor(s): Garrett, Garet (Author), Ramsey, Bruce (Editor), Ramsey, Bruce (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0870044338 ISBN-13: 9780870044335 Publisher: Caxton Press OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: In 1939 much of the world was at war. In the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt believed America eventually would be forced to join the conflict. F.D.R. worked to rally citizens and Congress to the cause. But not everyone agreed with the president's beliefs or methods. In many respects Roosevelt's situation was very similar to problems faced by recent American presidents, including the present administration. Garet Garrett, editorial writer for the Saturday Evening Post magazine, was one of the most articulate spokesmen for the "America First" movement that argued against the nation's escalating involvement in the war in Europe. Defend America First is a collection of Garrett's editorials questioning F.D.R.'s decision to move the nation toward war. The editorials were selected by Bruce Ramsey. In his introduction, Ramsey points out that Garrett wasn't unwilling to fight Hitler. He was unwilling to pick a fight, especially when the country wasn't ready. He also questioned the constitutionality of Roosevelt's actions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.537 |
| LCCN: 2003000265 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.52" W x 8.52" (0.89 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press" Even the "Good War" had its critics. Sixteen months before Pearl Harbor, Garet Garrett wrote, "If this country should come awake one morning to read in the newspaper headlines, or hear by radio, that it had walked backward into war, nobody would be able to say quite how or why it happened." This collection of essays by Garet Garrett lay out the argument against the backing into war that he, and others, believe was Roosevelt's intent all along. |