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Author : Robert Nasif Sheban
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Jewel of the Desert written by Robert Nasif Sheban and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Candice St. Jacques Miles
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ISBN 13 : 9780917859038
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)
Download or read book Arizona Biltmore written by Candice St. Jacques Miles and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sandra C. Taylor
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ISBN 13 : 9780520080041
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jewel of the Desert written by Sandra C. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1942, under the guise of "military necessity," the U.S. government evacuated 110,000 Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast. About 7,000 people from the San Francisco Bay Area--the vast majority of whom were American citizens--were moved to an assembly center at Tanforan Racetrack and then to a concentration camp in Topaz, Utah. Dubbed the "jewel of the desert," the camp remained in operation until October 1945. This compelling book tells the history of Japanese Americans of San Francisco and the Bay Area, and of their experiences of relocation and internment. Sandra C. Taylor first examines the lives of the Japanese Americans who settled in and around San Francisco near the end of the nineteenth century. As their numbers grew, so, too, did their sense of community. They were a people bound together not only by common values, history, and institutions, but also by their shared status as outsiders. Taylor looks particularly at how Japanese Americans kept their sense of community and self-worth alive in spite of the upheavals of internment. The author draws on interviews with fifty former Topaz residents, and on the archives of the War Relocation Authority and newspaper reports, to show how relocation and its aftermath shaped the lives of these Japanese Americans. Written at a time when the United States once again regards Japan as a threat, Taylor's study testifies to the ongoing effects of prejudice toward Americans whose face is also the face of "the enemy." In the spring of 1942, under the guise of "military necessity," the U.S. government evacuated 110,000 Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast. About 7,000 people from the San Francisco Bay Area--the vast majority of whom were American citizens--were moved to an assembly center at Tanforan Racetrack and then to a concentration camp in Topaz, Utah. Dubbed the "jewel of the desert," the camp remained in operation until October 1945. This compelling book tells the history of Japanese Americans of San Francisco and the Bay Area, and of their experiences of relocation and internment. Sandra C. Taylor first examines the lives of the Japanese Americans who settled in and around San Francisco near the end of the nineteenth century. As their numbers grew, so, too, did their sense of community. They were a people bound together not only by common values, history, and institutions, but also by their shared status as outsiders. Taylor looks particularly at how Japanese Americans kept their sense of community and self-worth alive in spite of the upheavals of internment. The author draws on interviews with fifty former Topaz residents, and on the archives of the War Relocation Authority and newspaper reports, to show how relocation and its aftermath shaped the lives of these Japanese Americans. Written at a time when the United States once again regards Japan as a threat, Taylor's study testifies to the ongoing effects of prejudice toward Americans whose face is also the face of "the enemy."
Author : Various
Publisher : Harlequin Non Fiction
ISBN 13 : 9789351064855
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)
Download or read book Desert Jewels written by Various and published by Harlequin Non Fiction. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Read
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 : 9780618363193
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jewel of the Desert, Above Level Level 4.6.3, 6pk written by Read and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Crutchfield
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ISBN 13 : 9780983821885
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)
Download or read book Arizona Biltmore written by James Crutchfield and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the late 1920s, brothers and Arizona businessmen Charles and Warren McArthur had a dream fostered by their growing success in providing elegant "Wonderbus" touring and camping services for the booming number of tourists to the Sonoran Desert. To realize their vision of a luxury resort hotel in the remote desert and mountains outside Phoenix, the pair enlisted a third brother, Albert Chase McArthur--architect and Frank Lloyd Wright protégé. In 1929, Albert, with the counsel of Wright, set about designing and constructing an architectural masterpiece. After the unprecedented short construction schedule of only six months, the Arizona Biltmore Hotel opened to rave reviews, was anointed with the title "Jewel of the Desert," and immediately achieved status as an "American architectural treasure." Initial ownership association with chewing gum magnate and baseball owner Charles Wrigley enhanced Arizona Biltmore's allure with the celebrities, sports figures, the wealthy, and the "glitteria" of the day. Through the ensuing decades the posh resort in the desert continued to attract the "Who's Who" of American society, film, and political circles, including such luminaries as Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, Irving Berlin, President and Jackie Kennedy, Nancy and Ronald[also "President," or was this before?] Reagan, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Marilyn Monroe, and an endless register of notables seeking the tranquil setting, fine cuisine, and social swirl of the Arizona Biltmore. Today, the Waldorf Astoria group of luxury resort hotels continues to steward the historic legacy of the McArthurs' dream and provide an unprecedented luxury experience, gourmet fine dining, and outdoor activities in a bucolic and tropical garden oasis. ARIZONA BILTMORE: Jewel of the Desert is a portrait of the legacy and continuing colorful story of Arizona Biltmore and the succession of events that have contributed to the legend.
Author : Tracy Zimmerman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jewel of the Desert written by Tracy Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During wartime, a girl and her family are foced to leave their home.
Author : Meliha S. Duran
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ISBN 13 : 9781887523134
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jewels of the Desert written by Meliha S. Duran and published by . This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Taylor
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780789429698
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Download or read book Desert Life written by Barbara Taylor and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1998 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the variety of life found in the desert, including the Greek tortoise, desert scorpion, and jewel wasp.
Author : Lynne Graham
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 1474008720
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)
Download or read book Midnight in the Desert: Jewel in His Crown / Not Fit for a King? / Her Desert Prince written by Lynne Graham and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic of the desert... A seductive sheikh... JEWEL IN HIS CROWN
