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The Aleut internments of World War II : islanders removed from their homes by Japan and the United States / Russell W. Estlack ; forewords by Dimitri Philemonof and Blackhawk Walters.

Van Pelt Library D810.A53 E88 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Estlack, Russell W., author.
Philemonof, Dimitri, author of foreword.
Walters, Blackhawk, author of foreword.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Aleuts--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Aleuts.
World War, 1939-1945--Alaska.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Japan.
Prisoners of war--United States--History--20th century.
Prisoners of war.
Ethnic relations.
History.
History, Military.
United States.
Prisoners of war--Japan--History--20th century.
Alaska--History, Military--20th century.
Alaska.
Alaska--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
Japan.
Physical Description:
ix, 235 pages ; 23 cm
Other Title:
Aleut internments of World War two
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Summary:
"The actions that led to the internments of the Aleuts are documented through official records, letters, and personal accounts that reveal the true story of a native people who suffered and died in the camps while posing no threat to national security in time of war"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Clash of Cultures
The Russian American Company
American Century
Missionaries and Miners
Alaska, the Last Frontier
Prelude to War
War Comes to Alaska
Blood on the Sand
Prisoners in the Land of the Rising Sun
Aleuts in Japan
War and Evacuation
Atka
The Pribilofs
The Voyage of the Delarof
Strangers in a Strange Land
Burnett Inlet
Ward Lake
Funter Bay
Killisnoo
Employment Opportunities
Fur Seal Operations, 1943
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Homecoming
Restitution
Appendix.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780786476381
0786476389
OCLC:
871187049

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