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Citizen U.S.A.
9781429095563
Regular price $14.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Once in a great while an important artifact is suddenly recognized as being so valuable that it demands a wide and immediate audience. Citizen USA, from the permanent collection of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is such an artifact.
The unpublished book was written in 1943 when the author, Charles Ferguson, was the Director of Adult Education at the Manzanar concentration camp where Japanese Americans were incarcerated. In words and photographs, the story chronicles the camp experience through the voice and perspective of a young sansei girl from Hollywood, California. She describes the routine of camp life as well as the fear and uncertainty about the future that she and her family face. At the book’s conclusion she wonders, “Isn’t America still democratic?”
Produced in the form of a photo album, the unpublished work was never forgotten by the Ferguson family. After the author's death, his wife Lois donated the book to JANM in 2003.
Seeing hard truths and difficult circumstances from a child’s point of view is more powerful than ever before. This story will resonate with audiences unimagined in 1943.
Halloween
9781608890033
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Vintages Images from America's Spooky Past
Americans have been obsessed with Halloween for over a century. What began as Scottish and Irish traditions brought to North America in the eighteenth century has now become one of the most anticipated holidays on the nation’s calendar. Featuring images drawn from a diverse array of historical sources, including prints, paintings, illustrations, and photographs, this curated collection tells the visual history of Halloween in America. Discover classic theater posters, haunted historic postcards, nostalgic costume photographs and more in this fun collection charting America’s love of a spooky time.
Thanksgiving
9781608890040
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Vintage Images from America's Grateful Past
From the earliest Thanksgivings over four centuries ago, to the iconic traditions of food and family established today, the most American of celebrations on the nation’s holiday calendar remains Thanksgiving Day. Featuring images drawn from a diverse array of historical sources, including prints, paintings, illustrations, photographs, and more, this curated collection tells the visual history of Thanksgiving in America. Discover vivid early depictions of the First Thanksgiving, Turkey obsessed historic postcards, national proclamations, and more in this fun collection charting America’s love of family and country.
