Inside America's concentration camps [electronic resource] : two centuries of internment and torture / James L. Dickerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickerson, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Concentration camps--United States--History.

Concentration camps.

Imprisonment--United States--History.

Imprisonment.

Torture--United States--History.

Torture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Lawrence Hill Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring the history and tragedy of concentration camps that were built, staged, and filled with adults and children under the orders of the U.S. government, this vivid narrative brings the stories of victims and flaws of American government to life. Beginning in the 1830's with the imprisonment of Native Americans, this investigation details the camps that reappeared during World War II with the round-up of Japanese Americans, German Americans, Italian Americans, and Jews fleeing Nazi Germany, as well as more recently during the Bush administration with

Contents:

Cover; Front Flap; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Author's Note; Introduction; Prologue: From Sea to Shining Sea; PART I: NUNNA DUAL TSUNY (THE TRAIL WHERE THEY CRIED); 1. The Origins of Internment in Colonial America; 2. Walking the Trail of Tears; PART II: CAMPS THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY; 3. Pearl Harbor Under Attack; 4. Executive Order 9066; 5. Manzanar's Gateway to Hell; 6. Life in an Arkansas Swamp; 7. Eastward Ho to the Wild, Wild West; 8. The Konzentrationslager Blues; 9. Italian Americans Dodge a Bullet; 10. Jews Turned Away from a New Promised Land

11. Finding Redemption in a Troubled Land 12. Prisoner, Go Home!; 13. Righting the Wrongs; PART III: ASK NOT FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS; 14. Modern-Day Internment; 15. "Why Is This Thing Happening in This Country?"; 16. Which Camp Will You Someday Call Home?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-56976-746-7