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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.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780786476381 (softcover : alkaline paper)
  • ISBN: 0786476389 (softcover : alkaline paper)
  • Physical Description: ix, 235 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Aleuts > Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Alaska.
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 > Japan > History > 20th century.
Alaska > History, Military > 20th century.
Alaska > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

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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.