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The train to Crystal City : FDR's secret prisoner exchange program and America's only family internment camp during World War II

"Focusing on a little-known event in American history that has long been kept quiet, a dramatic account exposes a secret FDR-approved American internment camp in Texas during World War II where hundreds of prisoners were exchanged for other Americans behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany.&quo...

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Main Author: Russell, Jan Jarboe, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, [2015]
Subjects and Genres:
Iserloh, Ingrid, > 1930-
Utsusjogawa, Sumi, > 1929-
Crystal City Internment Camp (Crystal City, Tex.) > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > Texas > Crystal City.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Forced repatriation.
World War, 1939-1945 > Children > United States > Biography.
Japanese Americans > History > 20th century.
German Americans > United States > History > 20th century.
Crystal City (Tex.) > History > 20th century.
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Summary: "Focusing on a little-known event in American history that has long been kept quiet, a dramatic account exposes a secret FDR-approved American internment camp in Texas during World War II where hundreds of prisoners were exchanged for other Americans behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany."--
Physical Description: xix, 393 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-370) and index.
ISBN: 9781451693669 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1451693664 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781451693676 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1451693672 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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