The First Strange Place

by Bailey, Beth L.; Farber, David R.

• ISBN13: 9780801848674
• ISBN10: 0801848679
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-04-01
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Summary

" The First Strange Placeis in the great tradition of oral history and yet it makes marvelous use of archival records -- I was reminded both of Studs Terkel's sensitive ear and of Shelby Foote's sweeping vision." -- Boston Globe

Author Biography

Beth Bailey teaches American history and is director of American Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University.

Table of Contents

Prologue: December 7, 1941	p. 1
Introduction: Wartime Hawaii and American Identity	p. 15
Into the War Zone	p. 31
Culture of Heroes	p. 63
Hotel Street Sex	p. 95
Strangers in a Strange Land	p. 133
Fragile Connections	p. 167
Epilogue	p. 211
Notes	p. 217
Acknowledgments	p. 255
Index	p. 259
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