The Aleut internments of World War II : islanders removed from their homes by Japan and the United States Cover Image

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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.