Arizona's War Town Flagstaff, Navajo Ordnance Depot, and World War II

Name: Arizona's War Town Flagstaff, Navajo Ordnance Depot, and World War II
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ISBN: 9780816524150

ISBN-10: 0816524157

ISBN-13: 9780816524150

Edition: N/A

Authors: John S. Westerlund, John Westerlund

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The Federal Government changed the face of northern Arizona during World War II with the construction of the U.S. Army ordnance depot at Bellemont, ten miles west of Flagstaff. As thousands of construction workers poured in from nearby Indian reservations and as far away as the Midwest and South, prosperity was accompanied by racism, emerging union activity, juvenile delinquency, and women entering the workforce in unprecedented numbers. In telling the story of those years, John Westerlund shows that the construction and maintenance of the facility was far more than a military matter. He vividly portrays not only that city's transitional years but also the impact of military expansion on…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Maps


Preface


Introduction: An Armed Camp



Summer: 1941 Flagstaff and Bellemont



Wild Times: Building Navajo Ordnance Depot



Boxcars Coming: Trains, Bombs, Ammunition, and Igloos



Warriors All: Navajo and Hopi Ordnance Workers



"Don't Do Anything Stupid!" Austrian Prisoners of War



The Fleet's In! Aboard the USS Flagstaff



Arman Peterson: The Fighting Arizona Colonel



A Town on the Move: Flagstaff at War



Conclusion: Crossroads for Change



Epilogue: An Old Army Post That Didn't Fade Away


Notes


Bibliography


Illustration Credits


Map Credits


Index