In the Spring of 1917, America went to war with an innocentdetermination to re-make the world. When the smoke lifted inNovember 1918, the nation emerged with its sense of purposeshattered, its certainties shaken, and with a new and unwelcomeself-knowledge. Seventy-five thousand American soldiers were dead,and back home a Pandora"s box of suspicions and surveillance hadbeen opened.
The Last Days of Innocence reveals how the fight to preservefreedom abroad led to the erosion of freedom at home. Drawing onAmerican, British, and French archival material, the authors revealunplanned and uncoordinated field efforts, as well as the unsavoryactivities of anti-dissent groups, from the Committee for PublicInformation to the Anti-Yellow Dog League, including a posse ofchildren organized to listen for antiwar talk among families andfriends. Here is the story of the fifty-billion-dollar war thatgave birth to the Selective Service Act, threatened labor rights,stoked the fires of racial and religious intolerance, andconcentrated the nation"s wealth into fewer hands than ever before.The Last Days of Innocence tells the untold story of the war thatrudely thrust Americans into an uncertain future--a war whoseeffects remain with us today.
"Well-crafted in every way...a vivid and authoritativehistory."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A neatly plaited narrative...rich in detail. A splendidhistory."--Washington Times
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