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| the ten cents war: The Ten Cents War Bruce W. Farcau, 2000-09-30 The Atacama Desert, a coastal area where the borders of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia meet, was a region of little interest in the late nineteenth century until European research on the use of nitrates in fertilizers and explosives rendered the droppings of millions of sea birds a valuable commodity. In a move that echoed the California Gold Rush, the three neighboring countries soon battled for control of the region. In 1879, a comparatively modern and powerful Chile seized Bolivia's coastal province, and a secret alliance between Peru and Bolivia soon led to a full-scale war, one which saw the employment of much new military technology. Using such new weapons as the breech-loading rifle, rapid-fire cannon, ironclad warships, torpedoes, and electronic mines, Chile quickly crushed the allied armies, but a guerrilla war would drag on for years. While the three armies fought over some of the most inhospitable terrain imaginable, from burning, waterless deserts to snow-clogged mountain passes at 15,000 feet, their governments bumbled and wrangled. In the end, the lure of easy wealth undermined the economies of all three nations and served no good purpose when the market for nitrates soon evaporated, leaving all three much poorer for the experience. |
| the ten cents war: The 10 Cent War Trischa Goodnow, James J. Kimble, 2017-01-20 Contributions by Derek T. Buescher, Travis L. Cox, Trischa Goodnow, Jon Judy, John R. Katsion, James J. Kimble, Christina M. Knopf, Steven E. Martin, Brad Palmer, Elliott Sawyer, Deborah Clark Vance, David E. Wilt, and Zou Yizheng One of the most overlooked aspects of the Allied war effort involved a surprising initiative--comic book propaganda. Even before Pearl Harbor, the comic book industry enlisted its formidable army of artists, writers, and editors to dramatize the conflict for readers of every age and interest. Comic book superheroes and everyday characters modeled positive behaviors and encouraged readers to keep scrapping. Ultimately, those characters proved to be persuasive icons in the war's most colorful and indelible propaganda campaign. The 10 Cent War presents a riveting analysis of how different types of comic books and comic book characters supplied reasons and means to support the war. The contributors demonstrate that, free of government control, these appeals produced this overall imperative. The book discusses the role of such major characters as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Uncle Sam along with a host of such minor characters as kid gangs and superhero sidekicks. It even considers novelty and small presses, providing a well-rounded look at the many ways that comic books served as popular propaganda. |
| the ten cents war: The Ten-Cent Plague David Hajdu, 2008-03-18 In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created--in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. No sooner had this new culture emerged than it was beaten down by church groups, community bluestockings, and a McCarthyish Congress--only to resurface with a crooked smile on its face in Mad magazine. The story of the rise and fall of those comic books has never been fully told--until The Ten-Cent Plague. David Hajdu's remarkable new book vividly opens up the lost world of comic books, its creativity, irreverence, and suspicion of authority. When we picture the 1950s, we hear the sound of early rock and roll. The Ten-Cent Plague shows how--years before music--comics brought on a clash between children and their parents, between prewar and postwar standards. Created by outsiders from the tenements, garish, shameless, and often shocking, comics spoke to young people and provided the guardians of mainstream culture with a big target. Parents, teachers, and complicit kids burned comics in public bonfires. Cities passed laws to outlaw comics. Congress took action with televised hearings that nearly destroyed the careers of hundreds of artists and writers. The Ten-Cent Plague radically revises common notions of popular culture, the generation gap, and the divide between high and low art. As he did with the lives of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington (in Lush Life) and Bob Dylan and his circle (in Positively 4th Street), Hajdu brings a place, a time, and a milieu unforgettably back to life. |
| the ten cents war: Viereck's the American Weekly , 1915 |
| the ten cents war: 13 Cent Killers John Culbertson, 2007-12-18 “It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.” In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge rewards for killing them. Now noted Vietnam author John J. Culbertson, a former 5th Marine sniper himself, presents the riveting true stories of young Americans who fought with bolt rifles and bounties on their heads during the fiercest combat of the war, from 1967 through the desperate Tet battle for Hue in early ’68. In spotter/shooter pairs, sniper teams accompanied battle-hardened Marine rifle companies like the 2/5 on patrols and combat missions. Whether fighting their way out of a Viet Cong “kill zone” or battling superior numbers of NVA crack troops, the sniper teams were at the cutting edge in the art of jungle warfare, showing the patience, stealth, combat marksmanship, and raw courage that made the unit the most decorated regimental sniper platoon in the Vietnam War. Harrowing and unforgettable, these accounts pay tribute to the heroes who made the greatest sacrifice of all–and leave no doubt that among 5th Marine snipers uncommon valor was truly a common virtue. |
| the ten cents war: Proceedings of the National Conference on Labor Problems Under War Conditions Western Efficiency Society, 1918 |
| the ten cents war: Hearings United States. Congress. House, 1945 |
| the ten cents war: Annual Reports of the War Department United States. War Department, 1905 |
| the ten cents war: Annual Report of the Secretary of War United States. War Department, 1919 |
| the ten cents war: Annual Reports of the Secretary of War United States. War Department, 1903 |
| the ten cents war: The Coast Artillery Journal , 1925 |
| the ten cents war: Journal of the United States Artillery , 1925 |
| the ten cents war: Laws of the State of Indiana Indiana, 1867 |
| the ten cents war: Laws of the State of Indiana, Passed at the ... Session of the General Assembly Indiana, 1867 |
| the ten cents war: Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ... United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, 1901 |
| the ten cents war: Food Will Win the War Rae Katherine Eighmey, 2010-06 In the pages of this appealing case study of food, conservation, and survival during 1917-18, food historian Rae Katherine Eighmey engages readers with wide research and recipes drawn from rarely viewed letters, diaries, recipe books, newspaper accounts, government pamphlets, and public service fliers. She brings alive the unknown but unparalleled efforts to win the war made by ordinary Citizen Soldiers--Farmers and city dwellers, lumberjacks and homemakers - who rolled up their sleeves to apply can-do ingenuity coupled with must-do drive. Their remarkable, largely volunteer efforts, carefully focused by university expertise and ubiquitous government propaganda, transformed everyday life and set the stage for the United States' postwar economic and political ascendance. --Book Jacket |
| the ten cents war: The Termination Report of the National War Labor Board United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945), 1947 |
| the ten cents war: The Termination Report of the National War Labor Board: Appendixes to vol. 1, pt. 1 United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945), 1947 |
| the ten cents war: Labor as Affected by the War Series United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1921 |
| the ten cents war: Laws of the State of Indiana, Passed and Published, at the ... Session of the General Assembly Indiana, 1869 |
| the ten cents war: National War Labor Board Docket United States. National War Labor Board (1918-1919), 1919 |
| the ten cents war: The Termination Report of the National War Labor Board: Industrail disputes and wage stabilization in wartime United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945), 1947 |
| the ten cents war: Understanding the War United States. Federal education war council, 1943 |
| the ten cents war: Annual Report of the Secretary of War United States. War Dept, 1901 |
| the ten cents war: The New York Times Annalist , 1918 |
| the ten cents war: After the War, 1918-1920 United States. National Resources Planning Board, Paul Anthony Samuelson, 1943 |
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| the ten cents war: North American Review's War Weekly George Brinton McClellan Harvey, 1919 |
| the ten cents war: The Numismatic Circular and Catalogue of Coins, Tokens, Commemorative & War Medals, Books & Cabinets Spink & Son, 1895 |
| the ten cents war: Decisions of the War Department Board of Contract Adjustments United States War Department. Claims Board, United States War Department. Board of Contract Adjustment, 1921 |
| the ten cents war: History of the Grange Movement, Or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies James D. McCabe, 1874 |
| the ten cents war: Journal ... Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1918 |
| the ten cents war: Journals Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1918 |
| the ten cents war: Journals of the House of Commons of Canada Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1918 |
| the ten cents war: Journals of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1918 |
| the ten cents war: Termination Report of the National War Labor Board, Industrial Dispute and Wage Stabilization in Wartime, January 12, 1942-December 31, 1945 United States. Department of Labor, 1948 |
| the ten cents war: The Forensic Comicologist Jamie Newbold, 2018-07-06 A childhood comic book fan turned comic book retailer, the author soon discovered the prevalence of scams in the world of comics collecting. This book is his tutorial on how to collect wisely and reduce risks. Drawing on skills learned from twenty years with the San Diego Police Department and as a Comic-Con attendee since 1972, he covers in detail the history and culture of collecting comic books and describes the pitfalls, including common deceptions of grading and pricing, as well as theft, and mail and insurance fraud. |
| the ten cents war: Budget Speech Canada, 1908 |
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/tɛn/ IPA guide Other forms: tens Definitions of ten noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system synonyms: 10, X, decade, tenner
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Ten is a numerical value equal to two sets of five, or double five, and is represented by the numeral '10' in the base 10 numeral system. It is an even number and is considered the first …
10 - Wikipedia
10 (ten) is the even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of the decimal numeral system, the most common system of denoting numbers in both spoken and written …
TEN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TEN is a number that is one more than nine. How to use ten in a sentence.
10 (number) - New World Encyclopedia
Ten is the base of the decimal system. It is the total number of digits on a person's two hands or two feet. Ten is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2 and 5. Ten is the smallest …
What is Ten? - Definition Facts & Example - SplashLearn
What is Number Ten? In mathematics, the number 10 represents a quantity or value of 10. The whole number between 9 and 11 is 10. The number name of 10 is ten. Little Sera is showing …
10 (number) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
10 (Ten / ˈtɛn / (listen)) is the number that is after nine and before eleven. Most people have ten fingers and ten toes. Ten is the smallest positive whole number with two digits. Ten is an …
Ten - definition of ten by The Free Dictionary
Define ten. ten synonyms, ten pronunciation, ten translation, English dictionary definition of ten. n. 1. The cardinal number equal to 9 + 1. 2. The tenth in a set or sequence. 3. Something having …
ten number - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
Definition of ten number in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Ten definition: a cardinal number, nine plus one.. See examples of TEN used in a sentence.
Ten - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
/tɛn/ IPA guide Other forms: tens Definitions of ten noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system synonyms: 10, X, decade, tenner
What does TEN mean? - Definitions.net
Ten is a numerical value equal to two sets of five, or double five, and is represented by the numeral '10' in the base 10 numeral system. It is an even number and is considered the first …
