Jeffrey Alan John

Gebundenes Buch

Progressives and Prison Labor

Rebuilding Ohio's National Road During World War I

Beschreibung

During World War 1 Progressive Ohio Governor James M. Cox accepted Washington's plea to rebuild the National Road for use by military trucks. Lacking sufficient workers, Cox drew about three hundred African Americans out of Ohio's prisons. They became the labor corps for a project that built the world's longest stretch of brick road.

Autor

Jeffrey Alan John, PhD, experienced journalism as a daily newspaper reporter, motorcycle magazine editor, and historical society public relations writer. He then taught journalism for thirty years, and he continues as a Professor Emeritus in Wright State University's Department of Communication. He is co-author with the late Frank L. Johnson of the true-crime tale A Bird in Your Hand: A story of ambiguous justice, and author of the science fiction Lab Rats Can't Say No: a story in the future ; his scholarly works include a study of the Wright Brothers' photography, and a longitudinal examination of news content in a Midwest city. He and his wife Karin Avila-John live in Dayton, Ohio's Oregon Historic District.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Akron Press
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781629221403
• ISBN-10: 1629221406
• Artikelnr.: 63240735