Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
Websites

"Unknown." 29 July 1932: n. pag. The New York Times [ProQuest]

. Web.
I plan on using this because this New York Times article shows good
information based on the shootings that occurred against the bonus army. It
helps explain in a little more depth of the story of some of the shootings that
happened. The article was written to be against the veterans however, so it
was very biased.

Books
Waters, W. W., and William Carter White. B.E.F.; the Whole Story
of the Bonus Army. New York: Arno, 1969. Print.

This book was used to help get a more detailed and explained view
on what the bonus army was, who they were, and Walter Waters role in
being the leader of the Bonus Army. It provided much information needed to
help illustrate mentally what it was like at the time during this protest.
Articles
Dickson, Paul. "Paul Dickson." The Bonus Army:

An American Epic -.
N.p., n.d.
Web. 13 Nov. 2016.
This source is based on a book that gives a brief summary on the Bonus
Army. Gives specific statistical data and images. Tells about the Author Paul
Dickson and Thomas B, Allen about their witness and experience with the
bonus army, stating how they lived and felt about the situations.

"The Bonus Army Invades Washington, D.C., 1932." The Bonus Army Invades
Washington, D.C., 1932. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2016.

This source shows a personal opinion and reaction to the bonus army. The
women stated in a scary matter what it felt like to be a bystander in the whole
situation. This source gives us valuable firsthand experience information that
we can use to argue my point of the Bonus Army standing up for their right.
HistoryNet. "The 'Bonus Army' War in Washington | HistoryNet."
HistoryNet.
N.p., 09 Aug. 2016. Web. 01 Nov. 2016.
Article gives specific information on times and stories and opinions from what
individuals expected. Also shows documented photos from where they were
from a during. Professionals views on what had happened.

TheBonusArmy:HowAProtestLedToTheGIBill.

NPR,NPR,
<www.npr.org/2011/11/11/142224795/the-bonus-army-how-a-protest-led-t
o-the-gi-bill>
We plan on using this website for valuable information because it tells us a lot
about how the protest from the veterans led to the GI bill. It also shows vivid
information in regarding numbers of how many veterans were there and how
many encampments were built.

"Unknown."

Statistics 29 July 1932: n. pag. New York Times. Web. 13

Nov. 2016.
We plan on using this because this New York Times article shows good
information based on the statistics of the actions taken on the veterans. Before
i read this information from New York Times, I didnt even know that they used
tear gas to scare the veterans and use it on them. This source provides
valuable information that i can use to see the punishments that the veterans
took.

Documents
LaLande, Jeff. Bonus Army. N.p.: n.p., n.d. PDF.
This article shows the historic life of the Bonus Army leader Walter W.
Waters and how he became to be. Article also shows how he influenced
others to join the Bonus Army. It wasn't until washington when Walter W.
Waters gained full leadership.
Letters
Hoover, Herbert. "President Hoover to Commissioner Reichelderfer." Letter to Mr.
Commissioner. 29 July 1932. MS. District of Columbia.
This source is useful to us because it shows the President's reaction to the
situation and his strategy at the time to deal with it. In this letter, he tells the
commissioner that they have to deal with it decisively. It is a valuable piece of
information because it greatly shows Hoovers off the bat decision about what
to do.

Hurley, Patrick J. "Orders Issued." Letter to General Douglas MacArthur.

23 July 1932. MS. N.p.
We plan on using this because it gives a good representation on how the
whole situation ended up being resolved; through military force. This letter
shows good information on how they decided to end the chaos. Makes the
military seem like the bad guys.

Reichelderfer, L.H. "Letter from the Board of Commissioners." Letter to

The President. 28 July 1932. MS. District of Columbia.
We plan on using this because it shows valuable information about the
violence that occurred between the bonus army and the police. A
commissioner was requesting back up, due to the increased violence that was

occurring. Federal troops were requested in order for the violence to be

somewhat calmed and regulated.

Media

Bonus Army: US Military Attacks Demonstrating American War Veterans.

N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 16.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNOsIB5VMSQ>.
This video shows actual footage of protesting at the time and greatly helps
demonstrate the feeling of what it was like to be a part of the protest. It also
shows us the emotion going on during the time. It was a valuable piece of
information for us to show the people viewing the website how unfair it was for
the veterans.

VETERANS MARCH ON WASHINGTON, DC 1932. VETERANS MARCH ON

WASHINGTON, DC 1932. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2016.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i91huA98Q8s>.
This video also shows actual footage from the time. It gives a brief summary
on the bonus army. It also helps give our readers a stronger and more
structural understanding on who the Bonus Army veterans were.

Secondary Sources

Websites

Hallmark, Pendle Marshal. N.p., 14 Apr. 2012. Web.

This source offer what and why these soldiers and family wanted the extra
money. Tells how the american population was doing at the time. What the
goals were from the bonus army.

"Herbert Hoover Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2017.

<https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/herbert_hoover.html>.
This website gave us important and valuable quotes to be used for our
President at the time. Many of the quotes not only show and describe the
president in a way, but helps back up our thesis and prove our point on how
he didnt help the Great Depression.

History.com Staff. "Herbert Hoover." History.com. A&E Television

Networks, 2009. Web. 28 Dec. 2016.
<http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/herbert-hoover>.
This website provided us valuable information needed to complete our page
for President Hoover. Learning more in depth about the President at the time
allowed us to more deeply understand the relations of him, to our topic. This
source was also multiusage, allowing us to get pictures as well.

"Herbert Hoover." The White House. The United States Government, 30

Dec. 2014. Web. 03 Jan. 2017.
<https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/herberthoover>.

This website gave us more information needed to learn about President

Hoover. We used this website because it gave us more knowledge on him and
the Great Depression.

InDickson, Paul, and Thomas B. Allen. "Marching on History."

Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian, n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2016.
What the effects of the bonus army has had on us in the present. What kind of
plans did they have. Individuals view and situations to show the worst.

Walter W. Waters, Walter W. Waters, Histories of the National Mall,

accessed November 13, 2016,
<http://mallhistory.org/items/show/120>
The source provides a Biography of Walter Waters who was the leader of the
Bonus Army movement. The article states where he was born and claims to
his fame leading to ultimate leadership. States the book Walter Waters had
made about the bonus Army.

"Voices Education Project." Walter W. Waters Leader of the Bonus Army

| Voices Education Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Jan.
2017.<http://voiceseducation.org/content/walter-w-waters-leader-bonus-a
rmy>.
This website taught us and gave us information in regards to Walter Waters,
the leader of the Bonus Army. We learned his role in the whole situation and
his eagerness to try to achieve the fulfillment of recieving the bonus pay.

Media

President Herbert Hoover & the Bonus Army (photostory). President

Herbert Hoover & the Bonus Army (photostory). N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Dec.
2016.
<https://historymartinez.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/president-herbert-ho
over-the-bonus-army-photostory/>.
This video gives our readers a more simple backstory on President Hoover. It
also shows his bad relations with the Bonus Army and his leadership during
the Great Depression. In photostory format, it gives our viewers a well
organized way of interactingly learning about our President at the time with
relations to our topic.

Sad WW1 [SOUNDTRACK]. Sad WW1 [SOUNDTRACK]. N.p., n.d. Web. 28

Dec. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATMbMqU4lSk>.
This audio clip we used in our introduction and helped bring a good
demonstrational feel to our viewers to give them a feeling of the era. Since all
art reflects the time period, we decided to use sounds and noises that
reflected this time period. It is going to result in our viewers connecting with
the time period as well.

Pictures
Digital image. Veterans: March to Washington. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov.
2016.
Shows us how information got around. The newspaper header also shows the
importance of the event. states usable realistic information about the event
and authors thoughts.

Herbert Hoover. Digital image. Herbert Hoover U.S. Presidents. N.p., n.d.
Web.28Dec.2016.
<http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/herbert-hoover>.
This source provided us with pictures for President Hoover. Some of which
were pictures taken while he was alive. We used these pictures in the page for
President Hoover and how he was in great relation to the Bonus Army.

Horydczak, Theodor. Veterans Bonus March. Digital image. American

Tresures
of the Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2016
These photos show the sheer mass of veterans that took part in the event. It
also shows how they camped out in the conditions working together for one
goal. The source shows the poor quality of these Hoovertowns and how much
poverty they were suffering from.
Hughes, Timothy. Bonus Army. Digital image.
Www.rarenewspapers.com. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
We plan on using this picture and putting it somewhere to represent the loss of
the bonus army. The website from where the picture came from also offers
more pictures about the bonus army. It also shows news articles from which it
happened.

The Bonus Army. Digital image. Bonus Army Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web.
14 Dec. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army>.
We used the wikipedia for the Bonus Army to get multiple images which
include of a stampage that shows one of the forms of protesting the people of
the time used. Many pictures were used as well which include of a house the
army burned down to get rid of the veterans. As well as a picture involving
violence between police and veterans.

The Bonus Army. Digital image. Zinn Education Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 7
Dec. 2016. <https://zinnedproject.org/materials/the-bonus-army/>.
We used numerous photos from this website that include of crowds of people
protesting alongside the Bonus Army. It helps represent the sheer numbers
the Bonus Army came in. It also showed us encampments that they made in
Washingotn D.C.