By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans
- ISBN-10
- 0674006399
- ISBN-13
- 9780674006393
- Series
- By Order of the President
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Soc.
- Authors
- Greg ROBINSON, Gregory H. Robinson
Description
Using diaries, letters, and internal government documents, the author fully explores FDR's involvement and attitudes towards Executive Order 9066, the fateful decree which enabled Japanese Americans to be rounded up into internment camps during World War II.
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