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Free to Die for Their Country
One of the Washington Post's Top Nonfiction Titles of 2001 In the spring of 1942, the federal government forced West Coast Japanese Americans into detainment camps on suspicion of disloyalty. Two years later, the government demanded even more, drafting them into the same military that had been guarding them as subversives. Most of these Americans complied, but Free to Die for Their Country is the first book to tell the powerful story of those who refused. Based on years of research and personal interviews, Eric L. Muller re-creates the emotions and events that followed the arrival of those draft notices, revealing a dark and complex chapter of America's history.
American Inquisition
From the author of "Free to Die for Their Country" comes the story of the internment of 70,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry in 1942, and the administrative tribunals that had been designed to pass judgment on those suspected of being disloyal.
Colors of Confinement
In 1942, Bill Manbo (1908-1992) and his family were forced from their Hollywood home into the Japanese American internment camp at Heart Mountain in Wyoming. While there, Manbo documented both the bleakness and beauty of his surroundings, using Kodachrome film, a technology then just seven years old, to capture community celebrations and to record his family's struggle to maintain a normal life under the harsh conditions of racial imprisonment. Colors of Confinement showcases sixty-five stunning images from this extremely rare collection of color photographs, presented along with three interpretive essays by leading scholars and a reflective, personal essay by a former Heart Mountain interne...
Frailing the 5-String Banjo
This is a book for genuine banjo lovers. Full of beautiful photos and hand-sketched tabs, this highly acclaimed text presents a systematic method for playing the unique "frailing" banjo style. "Old-time mountain banjo" is taught with clarity and expertise. In tablature only. the compact disc is in split-track format, allowing the student to play along with the old-time string band or the frailing banjo parts. It also includes Eric Muller's concise teaching.
Flight Unlimited '95
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The Terrible, Horrible, Smelly Pirate
A terrible, horrible, smelly pirate searches for buried treasure with his parrot, Polly, until he comes across a mermaid who will direct him to treasure if he correctly answers a riddle.
Statement of Disbursements of the House as Compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer from ...
Covers receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds.
While You're Waiting for the Food to Come
A collection of science experiments and activities that can be done where food is served, exploring such topics as the senses, gravity, and water.
La dernière mort d'Eric Muller
« J’avais encore posé un lapin à la Mort. Me le pardonnerait-elle ? Lorsque je rentrai à Bourg-en-Bresse, je la sentais qui jouait dans mon âme. Une partition étonnamment enjouée. Peut-être était-elle ravie de cet humain qui lui renvoyait les balles. » Eric va mourir. Il a un dernier voeu : renouer avec ses filles qui le rejettent. Leur expliquer certains de ses comportements et de ses choix qu’elles ont mal jugés. Mais comment convaincre lorsqu’on n’est plus crédible ? Eric doit-il accepter l’idée de partir sans leur amour ? C’est là que j’interviens. Moi, Blanche, la petite écrivaine rencontrée par hasard, qui gagne sa vie en prêtant sa plume à des célébrités. Eric m’a demandé d’écrire son histoire. Les lignes qui vont tout expliquer. J’ai relevé le défi. Mais ce que je commence à comprendre de la vie d’Eric est en train de transformer ce simple travail en enquête. Je veux savoir. Et surtout je veux que les filles d’Eric sachent. Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. Emmanuelle Cosso est romancière, scénariste et parolière. La dernière mort d’Eric Muller est son cinquième roman.
