Title:
The Aleut internments of World War II : islanders removed from their homes by Japan and the United States
JLCTITLE245:
Russell W. Estlack ; forewords by Dimitri Philemonof and Blackhawk Walters.
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Publication Information:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Physical Description:
ix, 235 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780786476381
Abstract:
"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.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Term:
Contents:
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.