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The Eagles of Heart Mountain : a true story of football, incarceration, and resistance in World War II America / Bradford Pearson. by Pearson, Bradford. Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2021. Call #: 940.531773 P361e Subjects Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)   Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Wyoming.   Football teams -- Wyoming -- History.   High school athletes -- Wyoming -- History. ISBN:  9781982107031 (hc.) Alternate title:  True story of football, incarceration, and resistance in World War Two America Edition:  1st Atria Books hardcover ed. Description:  x, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-373) and index. Summary:  In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona and sent them to incarceration camps across the West. Nearly 14,000 of them landed on the outskirts of Cody, Wyoming, at the base of Heart Mountain. Behind barbed wire fences, they faced racism, cruelty, and frozen winters. Trying to recreate comforts from home, many established Buddhist temples and sumo wrestling pits. Kabuki performances drew hundreds of spectators -- yet there was little hope, until the fall of 1943, when the camp's high school football team, the Eagles, started its first season and finished it undefeated, crushing the competition from nearby, predominantly white high schools. Amid all this excitement, American politics continued to disrupt their lives as the federal government drafted men from the camps for the front lines -- including some of the Eagles. As the team's second season kicked off, the young men faced a choice to either join the Army or resist the draft. Teammates were divided, and some were jailed for their decisions. This story honors the resilience of extraordinary heroes and the power of sports in a sweeping and inspirational portrait of one of the darkest moments in American history. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.531773 P361e Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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