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"Back him up! Buy Victory Bonds."
Boosters and Barkers examines the unrelenting financial demands of Canadian participation in the First World War, exploring the aims, methods, and implications of securing public support.
List of contents
Introduction
Part 1: Getting the Money to Finance Canada's War1 Business as Usual, 1914
2 Inching Toward Innovation, 1915-16
3 Crises and Victories, 1917-18
4 Legacies in Peacetime, 1919-20s
Part 2: From Broadside to Vaudeville in the War-Loan Campaigns5 The Dominion War Loans, 1915-17
6 The First Victory Loan, 1917
7 Pandemic and Peace, 1918
8 Thrift, War Savings, Markets, and the Clean-Up Campaign of 1919
9 The Aftermath, 1919-20s
Part 3: Newfoundland and the Canadian Connection10 Finance in Newfoundland and the Campaign of 1918
Part 4: Consensus and Resistance11 The Limits of Patriotism
Part 5: The Images, Sounds, and Words of the War Loans12 Selling through Posters, Cartoons, and Illustrations
13 Selling through Film, Theatre, Music, and Words
Conclusion
Appendixes; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
About the author
David Roberts
Summary
“Back him up! Buy Victory Bonds.” Boosters and Barkers examines the unrelenting financial demands of Canadian participation in the First World War, exploring the aims, methods, and implications of securing public support.
