Creating a National Home: Building the Veterans’ Welfare State, 1860-1900

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Creating a National Home examines Congress's decision to build a federal network of soldiers' homes. Kelly explores the efforts of the Home's managers to glean support for this institution by drawing upon the reassuring language of domesticity and "home." He also describes the manner in which the creators of the National Homes used building design, landscaping, and tourism to integrate each branch into the cultural and economic institution of surrounding communities… More >>

Creating a National Home: Building the Veterans’ Welfare State, 1860-1900