UTAH HISTORICAL QUARTERLY
West: An Illustrated History, by Geoffrey Ward. A companion to the PBS documentary series of the same name, this book uses extensive quotations to personalize the stories of the West, is based on current scholarship, and contains essays by outstanding modern scholars. Its chronological approach makes for a more coherent telling of the western saga. Buy The American Frontier for its wonderful illustrations and displays of "Old West" material culture. For an eloquent and thought-provoking rendition of the western past, buy The West while it still remains on the bargain rack. MICHAEL W.JOHNSON Utah State University
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And Justice for All: An Oral History of the Japanese American Detention
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By John Tateshi (Reprint; Seattle: University ofWashington Press, 1999. 300 pp. Paper, $17.95.) Real voices of real people can be powerfully affecting. In this case, with so much at stake, the voices are that and more. They are disturbing. They are heartbreaking. Subjected to unthinkable injustice in the "land of the free," these former internees relate wrenching memories. Each is a unique narrative; but, of course, the accounts are also all the same story. These voices describe one of America's most disgraceful actions, a time when racism all but snuffed out justice and humanity for Japanese Americans. Those who know little about the Japanese American internment in World War II should read this book—but so should those who think they already know the whole story.
Desert River Crossing: Historic Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River ByW. L. Rusho (Revised ed.; Salt Lake City: Tower Productions, 1998.187 pp. Paper, $16.95.) Through an abundance of historical photos and a finely written narrative, this updated edition of W L. Rusho's book records the depth and breadth of events at Lee's Ferry. And the place has a broad history indeed; the
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