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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.
- 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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