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Sales Handle:Three photographers. Three perspectives. And through the lenses of their cameras, three different views of one bitter chapter of American history.Key Selling Points:AWARENESS OF AMERICAN HISTORY: This impactful book engages with an underrepresented topic in American history, and highlights important and timely themes like primary sources, censorship, and visual literacy.HOW WE REMEMBER: How do we honestly remember this critical time in our history? Each photographer had their own perspective on the incarceration, and their photographs also had their own fates-some censored, some celebrated. But collectively their photographs are the lens through which we remember the incarceration today. This book engages with the ways we remember and document our history-as well as with how history can be misinterpreted, censored, or completely forgotten-highlighting the different sources and perspectives that influence the ways we think about our country''s past.BEARING WITNESS: The author, Elizabeth Partridge, was Dorothea Lange''s goddaughter. The author says ''When I look at my book list, I see Dorothea''s influence on me. I want young adults to know these intense, creative people who found a place for themselves, and a way to bear witness.''SUBSTANTIAL BACKMATTER: Featuring eighteen pages of backmatter, including an Author''s and Illustrator''s Note, footnotes, photo credits, biographies of each photographer, and so much more, from ''Why Words Matter'' to ''Citizenship Violated'' to ''The Damage of the Model Minority Myth.''PHOTOGRAPHY FANS: Stunning art, a powerful narrative, and gorgeous photography embedded throughout, this book will make this the perfect gift for lovers of photography, fans of Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, or Ansel Adams, or anyone interested in learning more about the Japanese American incarceration.CONSUMER:- Teachers and librarians- Fans of Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, or Ansel Adams- Anyone interested in learning about the Japanese American incarceration- Fans of photography- Parents and educators looking for historical nonfiction...
