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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
By Russell, Jan Jarboe
- ISBN
- 9781451693669 9781451693683
- Publisher
- Scribner
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Reviewed on January 1, 2015 | Social Sciences
The "relocation camps" that housed Japanese Americans during World War II have received some attention, yet there were lesser-known internment camps during this period as well. Journalist Russell (They Lived To Tell the Tale) amply demonstrates both her research and writing skills on this largely overlooked topic by focusing on the only family camp for "enemy aliens." Most occupants of the camp, located in Crystal City, TX, were considered "enemy aliens" since, for a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
