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Japanese Evacuation From The West Coast: Final Report, John L. Dewitt Jan 1943

Japanese Evacuation From The West Coast: Final Report, John L. Dewitt

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A 1943 U.S. government report detailing the enforced internment of west-coast Japanese-Americans during World War II. The Japanese internment began in February, 1942, two months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Executive Order 9066 signed by President Roosevelt forcibly committed innocent Japanese-Americans to isolated internment camps in rural California, Utah and other midwestern states. Conditions were inadequate, overcrowding and unsanitary also lacking education and medical care. In 1945 the Supreme Court declared the internments illegal. A final report submitted by General J.L. DeWitt in April, 1942 utilized maps, photographs and other visuals to justify the internments. The report was …


The Werner Introductory Geography, Horace S. Tarbell A.M., Ll.D. Jan 1896

The Werner Introductory Geography, Horace S. Tarbell A.M., Ll.D.

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1 book: 187 pages, illustrations, maps


Harper's Introductory Geography With Maps And Illustrations, Harper & Brothers Jan 1889

Harper's Introductory Geography With Maps And Illustrations, Harper & Brothers

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1 book: 112 pages, illustrations, colored maps


The Extermination Of The American Bison, William T. Hornaday Jan 1889

The Extermination Of The American Bison, William T. Hornaday

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pages 369-548, xxi leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps (1 col. folded) ; 24 cm

The Report of the United States National Museum, 1887

To view the maps from this book please go to the following url:

https://oshermaps.org/map/57868.0001


Maury's Manual Of Geography: Complete Treatise On Mathematical, Physical, And Political Geography, M. F. Maury Ll.D. Jan 1886

Maury's Manual Of Geography: Complete Treatise On Mathematical, Physical, And Political Geography, M. F. Maury Ll.D.

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1 atlas: illustrated maps, some colored


Introductory Geography In Readings And Recitations, William Swinton Dec 1881

Introductory Geography In Readings And Recitations, William Swinton

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1 book: 116 pages, illustrations, maps


Smith's New Geography : Containing Map Questions Interspersed With Such Facts As An Observing Tourist Would Notice, Which Are Followed By A Concise Text And Explanatory Notes : Based On A Combination Of The Analytical, Synthetical And Comparative Systems, Designed To Be Simple And Concise, But Not Dry, Philosophical, Yet Practical : For The Use Of Common Schools In The United States And Canada By Roswell C. Smith, Roswell Smith Dec 1860

Smith's New Geography : Containing Map Questions Interspersed With Such Facts As An Observing Tourist Would Notice, Which Are Followed By A Concise Text And Explanatory Notes : Based On A Combination Of The Analytical, Synthetical And Comparative Systems, Designed To Be Simple And Concise, But Not Dry, Philosophical, Yet Practical : For The Use Of Common Schools In The United States And Canada By Roswell C. Smith, Roswell Smith

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No abstract provided.


Cornell's First Steps In Geography, Sarah Sophia Cornell Dec 1857

Cornell's First Steps In Geography, Sarah Sophia Cornell

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No abstract provided.


Smith's Illustrated Astronomy Designed For The Use Of The Public Or Common Schools In The United States Illustrated With Numerous Original Diagrams By Asa Smith, Asa Smith Dec 1854

Smith's Illustrated Astronomy Designed For The Use Of The Public Or Common Schools In The United States Illustrated With Numerous Original Diagrams By Asa Smith, Asa Smith

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No abstract provided.


Last Leaves Of American History Comprising A Separate History Of California By Emma Willard., Emma Willard Dec 1852

Last Leaves Of American History Comprising A Separate History Of California By Emma Willard., Emma Willard

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Autographed copy by Emma Willard "To Miss A.M. Moore, affectionately presented by Emma Willard". Hartford, December 1, 1858. The book belonged to Ann Maria Moore whose son Ethelbert Allen gave it to his sister Ellen Maria on her birthday, December 4, 1912.


Mitchell's Primary Geography, S. Augustus Mitchell Dec 1845

Mitchell's Primary Geography, S. Augustus Mitchell

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Full title: Mitchell's Primary Geography: an easy introduction to the study of geography : designed for the instruction of children in schools and families : illustrated by one hundred and twenty engravings and fourteen maps

178 pages: illustrated, maps (some colored)


The Child's Book Of Geography, S. R. Hall Dec 1839

The Child's Book Of Geography, S. R. Hall

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112 pages: illustrated, maps


Book For The Children Of Maine, For The Use Of Families And Schools, Samuel Coleman Dec 1830

Book For The Children Of Maine, For The Use Of Families And Schools, Samuel Coleman

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No abstract provided.


A First Book Of Geography, Samuel Worcester Dec 1830

A First Book Of Geography, Samuel Worcester

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1 book: 80 pages, illustrations, maps


Worcester's Modern Atlas, Joseph E. Worcester (Joseph Emerson) (1784 -1865) Dec 1829

Worcester's Modern Atlas, Joseph E. Worcester (Joseph Emerson) (1784 -1865)

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No abstract provided.


History Of Saco And Biddeford, With Notices Of Other Early Settlements, And Of Proprietary Governments, In Maine, Including The Provinces Of New Somersetshire And Lygonia, George Folsom, A. C. Putnam Dec 1829

History Of Saco And Biddeford, With Notices Of Other Early Settlements, And Of Proprietary Governments, In Maine, Including The Provinces Of New Somersetshire And Lygonia, George Folsom, A. C. Putnam

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Early history of Saco and Biddeford are from 1830.

To view the map in detail please follow the url to the Osher Map Library's website.

https://oshermaps.org/map/7525.0218


First Lessons In Geography And Astronomy With Seven Plain Maps, And A View Of The Solar System : For The Use Of Young Children, As Preparatory To Ancient And Modern Geography, Jacob Abbot Cummings Dec 1822

First Lessons In Geography And Astronomy With Seven Plain Maps, And A View Of The Solar System : For The Use Of Young Children, As Preparatory To Ancient And Modern Geography, Jacob Abbot Cummings

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No abstract provided.


Modern Atlas On A New Plan To Accompany The System Of Universal Geography, William C. Woodbridge (William Channing) (1794 -1845) Dec 1822

Modern Atlas On A New Plan To Accompany The System Of Universal Geography, William C. Woodbridge (William Channing) (1794 -1845)

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No abstract provided.