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Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America

Contributor(s): Pearson, Bradford (Author)

ISBN: 9781643588315

Publisher: Center Point

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Pub Date: March 1, 2021

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Large Print, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.40" H x 8.60" L x 5.60" W ( 1.40 lbs) 496 pages

Series: Platinum Nonfiction

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Description: That 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.

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