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The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell

January 21, 2015 by Valerie Mitchell

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The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell

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How much do you know about our US history? It’s easy to go through school assuming that one side is always right and one side is completely wrong. History lessons in school often present things this way, telling only part of the story instead of giving a more accurate picture of events.

I grew up knowing basic facts about World War II and the atrocities that Hitler orchestrated. Much later I learned about Japanese internment camps and was shocked to learn that this happened here in the US and that I hadn’t learned this in school.

Now, I’ve learned more about our nation’s past in The Train to Crystal City. This isn’t a pretty story, but it’s important to learn about our history as it pertains to human rights. When we understand what happened and why it happened, we can, hopefully, learn from and not repeat the past.

World War II was not that long ago.

The Train to Crystal City
FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II
by Jan Jarboe Russell
isbn 978-1451693669
Pub. date 1/20/15

Description: “During World War II, trains delivered thousands of civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City, Texas, a small desert town at the southern tip of Texas. The trains carried Japanese, German, Italian immigrants and their American-born children. The only family internment camp during World War II, Crystal City was the center of a government prisoner exchange program called “quiet passage.” During the course of the war, hundreds of prisoners in Crystal City, including their American-born children, were exchanged for other more important Americans — diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, physicians, and missionaries — behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany.”

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  1. donna u says

    January 21, 2015 at 1:33 am

    looks really interesting

  2. Rita M says

    January 21, 2015 at 4:36 am

    Sounds like a very interesting read!

  3. Mary Mac says

    January 21, 2015 at 5:54 am

    Love reading a great history story.

  4. Paula Myers says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:40 am

    Looks like an interesting book!

  5. Jane H says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:53 am

    There is so much in history that we have yet to learn about. Thanks for the opportunity to win this account.

  6. Sandy Klocinski says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:06 am

    A must read if you are interested in history and are looking for a first hand account of Crystal City and the impact on the families.

  7. Sharon Kaminski says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:17 am

    I would love to win, thanks.

  8. Carolyn G says

    January 21, 2015 at 9:32 am

    looks good

  9. Linda White says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:37 am

    Sounds interesting, love reading aboutt his time period

  10. Jean Sagarese says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:40 am

    would like to read this and lend to a friend

  11. EMMA L HORTON says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:44 am

    GOOD READING FOR A COLD WINTERY WEEKEND

  12. Gabrielle says

    January 21, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    I saw a television program about this camp and would love to read this book and learn more.

  13. Teresa Motz says

    January 21, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    Looks like an interesting book!

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    January 21, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    Great prize…

  15. Meghan says

    January 21, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    Yes, this sounds really good!

  16. Lori Walker says

    January 21, 2015 at 4:56 pm

    sounds good

  17. Melissa Shirley says

    January 21, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    This seems like a great book. I love books about history. Thanks for the chance.

  18. Linda G. says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    I would love to read this book, very interesting.

  19. Charlene S. says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:23 pm

    Another great read :)

  20. Anastasia Falling says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:42 pm

    This sounds so intriguing! I’d love to find out what I’ve been missing :)

  21. Richard Brandt says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    Now THAT is a chapter from our WWII history that I wasn’t familiar with!

  22. Kyaw Sein says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    A good book that should not be left unread,

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    January 22, 2015 at 12:32 am

    i can always use a new book, sounds interesting!

  24. Wilma P says

    January 22, 2015 at 7:25 am

    Sounds like an interesting book

  25. Debbi Wellenstein says

    January 22, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Thanks for the opportunity to win The Train to Crystal City.

  26. Nancy says

    January 22, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    This sounds like a fascinating book. I’d like to read it!

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    January 22, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    Sounds like a cool book to read.

  28. Selinda says

    January 23, 2015 at 4:13 pm

    I love reading WWII history!

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    January 24, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    i would love to win this

  30. Amy Z. says

    January 25, 2015 at 10:04 am

    The book sounds fascinating.

  31. Katherine Riley says

    January 26, 2015 at 4:40 am

    What an interesting history story.

  32. Michelle S says

    January 28, 2015 at 7:37 am

    I think both my children would like this book. They both have read books about the Holocaust and would learn a lot from this book.

  33. Sabine B says

    January 28, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    Love to read, thank you!

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    January 29, 2015 at 8:19 am

    would love this for my dad

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    January 29, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    thanks for the nice giveaway

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    January 30, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    I love to read. I read about 25 books a month. I would love to read this one.

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  38. FRANK says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:28 pm

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    February 1, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    This book sounds like a great read.

  40. Mary says

    February 1, 2015 at 7:19 pm

    This sounds like an interesting read.

  41. Lana Simanovicki says

    February 1, 2015 at 7:34 pm

    My husband would like this

  42. Nikkie Cossairt says

    February 1, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    Sounds interesting!

  43. Joey B says

    February 2, 2015 at 1:43 am

    Sounds good.

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    February 2, 2015 at 5:12 pm

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    February 2, 2015 at 6:53 pm

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    February 3, 2015 at 3:30 am

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    February 3, 2015 at 7:07 am

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  48. Ed says

    February 3, 2015 at 11:51 am

    I would like to read the work of Jan Jarboe Russell!

  49. Susan Smith says

    February 3, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    This sounds like an interesting read.

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    February 4, 2015 at 9:20 am

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    February 4, 2015 at 3:19 pm

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  52. LeAnn Knott says

    February 4, 2015 at 3:36 pm

    I do enjoy read about this time in history. Always good to read a different book!!

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    February 4, 2015 at 7:51 pm

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    February 4, 2015 at 8:07 pm

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