{"product_id":"9781982107048","title":"The Eagles of Heart Mountain : A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eagles of Heart Mountain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bradford Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of Ten Best History Books of 2021.” \u003ci\u003e—Smithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Boys in the Boat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Storm on Our Shores\u003c\/i\u003e, this impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etale that ultimately stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit” (Garrett M. Graff, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eabout a World War II incarceration camp in Wyoming and its extraordinary high school football team.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBehind barbed wire fences, they faced racism, cruelty, and frozen winters. Trying to recreate comforts from home, they established Buddhist temples and sumo wrestling pits. Kabuki performances drew hundreds of spectators—yet there was little hope. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat is, 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagles of Heart Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e honors the resilience of extraordinary heroes and the power of sports in a “timely and utterly absorbing account of a country losing its moral way, and a group of its young citizens who never did” (Evan Ratliff, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mastermind\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“[A]n absolutely stirring story…rigorous and important.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Colorful, richly detailed, and deeply human, \u003ci\u003eThe Eagles of Heart Mountain \u003c\/i\u003emixes a fascinating history of the Japanese in the United States with a uniquely American story about one of the darkest chapters of our modern history. Brad's storytelling weaves together politics, race, and a wide cast of characters to show how sports carried a community of mistreated prisoners through World War II, a tale that ultimately stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.\" —\u003cb\u003eGarrett M. Graff, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselleing author of \u003ci\u003eThe Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A marvelous book. Through dogged research and fluid storytelling, Pearson excavates an appalling chapter in U.S. history, and finds, in the story of the Eagles, a rousing parable of dignity in the face of adversity, of redemption, and of hope.\" \u003cb\u003e—Patrick Radden Keefe,\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSay Nothing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an underdog story for the ages. Ripped from their homes by racist officials, Japanese-American kids learn to play football in a remote Wyoming concentration camp—and soon become an unstoppable force. Pearson is a brilliant storyteller, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eagles of Heart Mountain \u003c\/i\u003ewill have you rooting for its young heroes as they defy bigotry and barbed wire.\" —\u003cb\u003eJason Fagone, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable piece of storytelling,\u003ci\u003e The Eagles of Heart Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e manages to be simultaneously devastating and uplifting. Pearson delves deep into one of the great blights on American history, and emerges with a story of humanity and resilience, played out on the rocky football field of a concentration camp. This is a timely and utterly absorbing account of a country losing its moral way, and a group of its young citizens who never did.\" —\u003cb\u003eEvan Ratliff, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mastermind: A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Eagles of Heart Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, Bradford Pearson weaves the greatness of the unlikeliest football team you’ll ever meet into the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Between fascinating details about how the camps came to exist and the on-field play-by-play narrated by Pearson, readers won’t soon forget Babe Nomura and Horse Yoshinaga.”—\u003cb\u003eAndrea Pitzer, author of\u003ci\u003e One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pearson succeeds in unearthing a feel-good story from a dark chapter in U.S. history. The result is a worthy portrait of triumph in the face of tragedy.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fresh look at the mass removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II... A deep-reaching chronicle of a shameful episode in American history.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...an inspiring exploration of resistance and a timely examination of how the policy of Japanese incarceration impacted the lives of young people and their families.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookPage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This well-written and researched book will strongly appeal to those interested in U.S. history and civil rights.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982107048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591368782030,"sku":"9781982107048","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_2a937ccf-2e33-4f9f-be20-af786a2c2e20.jpg?v=1644751189","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982107048","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}