As a girl, Alice loved to dance, but the rhythms of her life offered little opportunity for a foxtrot, let alone a waltz. World War II erupted soon after she was married. Alice and her husband, along with many other Japanese Americans, were forced to leave their homes and report to assembly centers around the country. Undaunted, Alice and her husband learned to make the most of every circumstance, from their stall in the old stockyard in Portland to the decrepit farm in the Oregon desert, with its field of stones. Like a ...
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As a girl, Alice loved to dance, but the rhythms of her life offered little opportunity for a foxtrot, let alone a waltz. World War II erupted soon after she was married. Alice and her husband, along with many other Japanese Americans, were forced to leave their homes and report to assembly centers around the country. Undaunted, Alice and her husband learned to make the most of every circumstance, from their stall in the old stockyard in Portland to the decrepit farm in the Oregon desert, with its field of stones. Like a pair of skilled dancers, they sidestepped adversity to land gracefully amid golden opportunity. Together they turned a barren wasteland into a field of endless flowers. Such achievements did not come without effort and sacrifice, though, and Alice often thought her dancing days were long behind her. But as her story testifies, life is full of changes . . . In this striking book, Allen Say introduces readers to the remarkable story of the life of a woman whose perseverance and resilience serve as an inspirational reminder that dreams can be fulfilled, even when least expected.
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Good. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0618311181. Signed by author on dedication page, includes hand-drawn portrait over signature. First printing with number line starting with 1. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is price-intact, clean with light edgewear, now protected within mylar cover.; 279.4 X 9.144 X 215.9 millimeters; 32 pages; Signed by Author.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 11x8x0; Signed by Alice Sumida (the subject and dedicatee of the book) on the title page and inscribed by the author on the dedication page along with his hand-drawn self-portrait. First printing (with full number line). Bookplate on ffep, else clean and unmarked. Dust jacket not price clipped; in an archival mylar sleeve. 32 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches. The true life story of a Japanese-American farmer, recounting her agricultural successes and setbacks and her enduring love of dance. Based on the life story of Alice Etsuko Eto Sumida (1914-2018), who with her husband Mark established the largest gladiola bulb farm in the country during the last half of the twentieth century. From her growing up on a farm in California, to her and her husband's forced removal from their home in Seattle into an assembly center in Portland following Pearl Harbor, the story follows their struggles and successes farming in Eastern Oregon and tells of her life journey and her passion for dancing through the years after the passing of her husband. Allen Say (b. 1937) is a Caldecott Medal-winning, Japanese-American writer and illustrator who has lived in both San Francisco and Portland.
