Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment - Rilegato

Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki; Houston, James D.

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ISBN 10: 0618216200 ISBN 13: 9780618216208

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002

Riassunto

The American-born author describes her family's experiences and impressions when they were forced to relocate to a camp for the Japanese in Owens Valley, California, called Manzanar, during World War II, detailing how she, among others, survived in a place of oppression, confusion, and humiliation. Reissue.

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"A poignant memoir from a Japanese American. . . . Told without bitterness, her story reflects the triumph of the human spirit during an extraordinary episode in American history."

—Library Journal "[Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston] describes vividly the life in the camp and the humiliations suffered by the detainees... A sober and moving personal account." —Publishers Weekly

"A poignant memoir from a Japanese American. . . . Told without bitterness, her story reflects the triumph of the human spirit during an extraordinary episode in American history." —Library Journal

"[Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston] describes vividly the life in the camp and the humiliations suffered by the detainees... A sober and moving personal account." —Publishers Weekly

Product Description:

Book by Houston James D Houston James A Houston Jeanne Wak

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0618216200
• ISBN 13: 9780618216208
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 188