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Completing the Union
J. S. Whitehead
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Description for Completing the Union
Paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, 18 b&w illus and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1MKPH; JP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
As late as mid-1941 the two territories of Alaska and Hawaii were little known by most Americans. Alaska was seen as a frozen wasteland and Hawaii, an exotic outpost in the mid-Pacific with a multi-racial, particularly Asian, population. The bombing of Pearl Harbor in late 1941 and the capture of two Aleutian Islands in 1942 made the two territories central theatres of World War II. Thousands of Americans came to know Alaska and Hawaii as never before. Once the war ended both territories hoped that statehood would be their reward for such loyal wartime service. Their strategic locations pointed to ... Read more
As late as mid-1941 the two territories of Alaska and Hawaii were little known by most Americans. Alaska was seen as a frozen wasteland and Hawaii, an exotic outpost in the mid-Pacific with a multi-racial, particularly Asian, population. The bombing of Pearl Harbor in late 1941 and the capture of two Aleutian Islands in 1942 made the two territories central theatres of World War II. Thousands of Americans came to know Alaska and Hawaii as never before. Once the war ended both territories hoped that statehood would be their reward for such loyal wartime service. Their strategic locations pointed to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826336378
SKU
V9780826336378
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About J. S. Whitehead
John S Whitehead retired from the history department of University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and resides in Athens, Georgia.
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