During World War II a community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, a 7-year-old child, Manzanar became a way of life in which she struggled and adapted, observed and grew. For her father it ...
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During World War II a community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, a 7-year-old child, Manzanar became a way of life in which she struggled and adapted, observed and grew. For her father it was essentially the end of his life. At age 37, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was. She tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment as well as the dignity and great resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. Written with her husband, Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar. FAREWELL TO MANZANAR has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. Last year the San Francisco Chronicle named it one of the twentieth centuryÆs 100 best nonfiction books from west of the Rockies.
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Very Good in Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 178 pp. Original brown and gray cloth covers, very bright and clean. Spine ends slightly bumped. Light foxing to top edge of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ few short tears to bottom edges. Spine sunned. Contents very nice.
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Collectible-Very Good. 1973-Hardback with dustjacket. Book is in very good condition. Book has minor shelf wear, markings inside front cover, light rubbing. Dustjacket has light rubbing, minor shelf wear, light sunning to spine. Free tracking with domestic orders. MD SKU-7700319.
