Pack, Charles Lathrop. The War Garden Victorious. Lippincott 1919 Red cloth hardcover with white stamping, gold lettering. Spine dulled. Octavo 179 + 32 + 32 Black and white photographs, some illus in color
Appendix: two of the victory books issued by the commission, "War gardening," Victory edition, 1919; "Home canning and drying," Victory edition, 1919
"During World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1941-1945), millions of Americans helped the war effort by turning front yards, backyards, schoolyards, and vacant lots into vegetable gardens. These home front projects allowed every American to dig in to win.
America became the world’s leading seed supplier during World War I, as Europe faced mounting seed shortages. Calling attention to the war garden movement, seed companies and nurseries embellished their catalogs with patriotic imagery.
Charles Lathrop Pack, head of the National War Garden Commission, coined the term “victory garden” as World War I was nearing its end. More upbeat than “war garden,” the term was so popular that it was used again during World War II, when victory gardeners sprang into action once more." Smithsonian