{"product_id":"1459731166","title":"Bomb Girls: Trading Aprons for Ammo","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Was It Like To Work In A Canadian Second World War Munitions Factory? What Were Working Conditions Like? Did Anyone Die? Just How Closely Did Female Employees Embody The Image Of “rosie The Riveter” So Popularly Advertised To Promote Factory Work In War Propaganda Posters? How Closely Does The Recent Tv Show, Bomb Girls, Resemble The Actual Historical Record Of The Day-to-day Lives Of Bomb-making Employees? Bomb Girls Delivers A Dramatic, Personal, And Detailed Review Of Canada’s Largest Fuse-filling Munitions Factory, Situated In Scarborough, Ontario. First-hand Accounts, Technical Records, Photographic Evidence, Business Documentation, And Site Maps All Come Together To Offer A Rare, Complete Account Into The Lives Of Over Twenty-one Thousand Brave Men And Women Who Risked Their Lives Daily While Handling High Explosives In A Dedicated Effort To Help Win The War.--publisher Description. In The Beginning -- Frozen Field Of Dreams -- Mini City Behind And Eight-foot Barbed-wire Fence -- Ramping Up -- If You Can Walk, Talk, Creep Or Crawl -- Apply Here! -- Day In The Life Of A Bomb Girl -- It All Depends On Me -- Safety First Because Safety Lasts -- Whistle While You Work: Industrial Relations And Personnel -- Service With A Smile: Departments Serving Employees -- Rolling Up Their Sleeves: Departments Contributing To Munitions Production -- Nothing Less With Do -- Employee Morale -- When 'victory' Trumpets Sound The Call -- If You Build It, Scarborough Will Come -- Appendix A: Layout Of Geco: An Engineer's Sketch Of Geco -- Appendix B: Geco Management Chart -- Appendix C: Typical Workshop Layout: Fuse 251, Shop 67c. Barbara Dickson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCanada\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmericas\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanada\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003e20th Century\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eWomen in History\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eWomen's Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dickson, Barbara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dundurn Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781459731165\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":49279971328190,"sku":"1459731166-3","price":6.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91ti_olHWaL.jpg?v=1791949725","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1459731166","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}