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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Midori Shimoda would have been the last person to have described his life as anything other than ordinary. Yet, how do you describe as ordinary a life that included: A three-week long, trans-Pacific, ocean crossing without family or friends at the age of nineA perilous evacuation from California in the immediate aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor followed by "adoption" by a rogue Mormon family in Utah;Two arrests and subsequent incarcerations for suspected espionage/treason; An internment that followed the incarcerations; and "Visits" from the FBI for ten years following the end of World War II.And, that's not to mention that his most extraordinary life intersected with, among others: Grace Kelly, Fay Wray, Ansel Adams, J. Edgar Hoover, William Randolph Hearst, Betty Hutton, Gloria Swanson and Twiggy.Photographic Memories: A Story of Shinjistu is the product of hundreds of hours of meticulous research conducted in person, via visits to sites where Midori lived and worked, through interviews and online. It is as faithful a narrative of Midori Shimoda's life as possible given the passage of time. Conversations have been re-created based upon source material and the recollections of those whom we interviewed. The characters Midori encountered in prison and while in the internment camp have been rendered as composites based upon our best understanding of those episodes in his life. All of the other characters in the book are people Midori encountered along the way. Midori Shimoda would have been the last person to have described his life as anything other than ordinary. Yet, how do you describe as ordinary a life that included: Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Zustand: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnRISA SHIMODA is a daughter of two Americans whose parents immigrated to the United States to pursue opportunity. Dad s dad escaped a pineapple plantation in Hawaii when he realized he was being forced to sign up for a co.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Midori Shimoda would have been the last person to have described his life as anything other than ordinary. Yet, how do you describe as ordinary a life that included: A three-week long, trans-Pacific, ocean crossing without family or friends at the age of nineA perilous evacuation from California in the immediate aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor followed by 'adoption' by a rogue Mormon family in Utah;Two arrests and subsequent incarcerations for suspected espionage/treason;An internment that followed the incarcerations; and'Visits' from the FBI for ten years following the end of World War II.And, that's not to mention that his most extraordinary life intersected with, among others: Grace Kelly, Fay Wray, Ansel Adams, J. Edgar Hoover, William Randolph Hearst, Betty Hutton, Gloria Swanson and Twiggy.Photographic Memories: A Story of Shinjistu is the product of hundreds of hours of meticulous research conducted in person, via visits to sites where Midori lived and worked, through interviews and online. It is as faithful a narrative of Midori Shimoda's life as possible given the passage of time. Conversations have been re-created based upon source material and the recollections of those whom we interviewed. The characters Midori encountered in prison and while in the internment camp have been rendered as composites based upon our best understanding of those episodes in his life. All of the other characters in the book are people Midori encountered along the way.