Jack of Harts

Texas veterans returned home after World War II to find a State revolutionized by the wartime economy. Factories and training centers had become more important than farms and ranches, and the oil industry had branched out into high quality plastic and rubber production for the war effort. Then the drought hit and massive numbers of rural Texans moved to the cities in search of more jobs. They found them in the schools and factories that needed a constant influx of new workers to fuel their rapid expansion. And a steady stream of Mexicans crossed the border to find jobs when demand outstripped the supply of local workers. It was a time of economic expansion as wartime industries transitioned to producing the home goods and family vehicles that would revolutionize American life.