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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  Cover Image Book Book

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

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  • ISBN: 9781451693669 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781451693676 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xix, 393 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, etc.:
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. Mel.org.
Subject: 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.
Iserloh, Ingrid, 1930-
Utsusjogawa, Sumi, 1929-
Japanese Americans > History > 20th century.
German Americans > United States > History > 20th century.
Crystal City (Tex.) > History > 20th century.

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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
The Train to Crystal City : FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II
by Russell, Jan Jarboe
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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

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prefacep. xv
Part 1Without Trial
1    New Enemiesp. 3
2    Eleanor vs. Franklinp. 19
3    Strangers in a Small Texas Townp. 35
Part 2Destination: Crystal City
4    Internment Without Trialp. 61
5    A Family Reunionp. 83
6    The Hot Summer of '43p. 93
7    "Be Patient"p. 111
8    To Be or Not to Be an Americanp. 121
9    Yes-Yes, No-Nop. 139
10    A Test of Faithp. 153
11    The Birds Are Cryingp. 169
Part 3The Equation Of Exchange
12    Trade Baitp. 133
13    The False Passportsp. 197
14    Under Firep. 213
15    Into Algeriap. 223
16    The Ail-American Campp. 233
17    Shipped to Japanp. 249
18    Harrison's Second Actp. 263
Part 4The Road Home
19    After the Warp. 277
20    Beyond the Barbed Wirep. 295
21    The Train from Crystal Cityp. 313
Acknowledgmentsp. 331
Sources and Notesp. 335
Bibliographyp. 353
Indexp. 371
Photograph Creditsp. 393

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