![]() Told without bitterness, her story reflects the triumph of the human spirit during an extraordinary episode in American history. Review Quotes A poignant memoir from a Japanese American. Named one of the twentieth centurys 100 best nonfiction books from west of the Rockies by the San Francisco Chronicle. Farewell to Manzanar has be a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar. ![]() She tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment, as well as the dignity and resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. ![]() She relays the mundane and remarkable details of daily life during an extraordinary period of American history: The wartime imprisonment of civilians, most native-born Americans, in their own country, without trial, and by their fellow Americans. In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was and the experiences of her family. Its purpose? To house thousands of Japanese Americans. During World War II the incarceration camp called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Book Synopsis The powerful true story of life in a Japanese American incarceration camp. ![]() About the Book Originally published in 1973, this is a new paperback edition of the classic memoir of a young Japanese American internee at Manzanar during World War Two. ![]()
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