{"product_id":"attu-boy-a-young-alaskans-wwii-memoir-paperback","title":"Attu Boy: A Young Alaskan's WWII Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Golodoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBrenda Maly\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet of morning, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese touched down on American soil. Landing on the remote Alaska island of Attu, they assailed an entire village, holding the Alaskan villagers for two months and eventually corralling all survivors into a freighter bound for Japan.\u003cbr\u003e One of those survivors, Nick Golodoff, became a prisoner of war at just six years old. He was among the dozens of Unangan Attu residents swept away to Hokkaido, and one of only twenty-five to survive. \u003ci\u003eAttu Boy\u003c\/i\u003e tells Golodoff's story of these harrowing years as he found both friendship and cruelty at the hands of the Japanese. It offers a rare look at the lives of civilian prisoners and their captors in WWII-era Japan. It also tells of Golodoff's bittersweet return to a homeland torn apart by occupation and forced internments. Interwoven with other voices from Attu, this richly illustrated memoir is a testament to the struggles, triumphs, and heartbreak of lives disrupted by war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept for his imprisonment in Japan, \u003cb\u003eNick Golodoff \u003c\/b\u003e(1935-2013) lived his life in the Aleutian Islands. \u003cb\u003eRachel Mason\u003c\/b\u003e is a cultural anthropologist for the National Park Service in Anchorage, Alaska. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770892353824,"sku":"9781602232495","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/10cbceca9610c3b9eafd0b43c68cb115.webp?v=1780380348","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/attu-boy-a-young-alaskans-wwii-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}