Uncovering My Grandfather’s Role in the Manhattan Project
The journey that led to my book, ‘The Macdonalds of Cedar Park,’ started when I tried to find out which part of the Manhattan Project my grandfather worked on during World War II. As kids, my cousins, siblings, and I knew our grandfather, Donald L. Macdonald, Sr.—everyone called him Mac—had been involved in the Manhattan…
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How Rationing Shaped Daily Life During WWII
To support the war effort, the government rationed critical supplies such as tires, gasoline, sugar, meats, fats, coffee, and shoes.
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WWII Home Front Civil Defense
In 1942, German U-boats monitored shipping along the East Coast from Maine to North Carolina.
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