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Review Quotes:
"This is an underdog story for the ages. Ripped from their homes by racist officials, Japanese-American kids learn to play football in a remote Wyoming concentration camp--and soon become an unstoppable force. Pearson is a brilliant storyteller, and The Eagles of Heart Mountain will have you rooting for its young heroes as they defy bigotry and barbed wire." -- Jason Fagone, bestselling author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
"A remarkable piece of storytelling, The Eagles of Heart Mountain manages to be simultaneously devastating and uplifting. Pearson delves deep into one of the great blights on American history, and emerges with a story of humanity and resilience, played out on the rocky football field of a concentration camp. This is a timely and utterly absorbing account of a country losing its moral way, and a group of its young citizens who never did." -- Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind: A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord
In The Eagles of Heart Mountain, Bradford Pearson weaves the greatness of the unlikeliest football team you'll ever meet into the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Between fascinating details about how the camps came to exist and the on-field play-by-play narrated by Pearson, readers won't soon forget Babe Nomura and Horse Yoshinaga."-- Andrea Pitzer, author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps
"Pearson succeeds in unearthing a feel-good story from a dark chapter in U.S. history. The result is a worthy portrait of triumph in the face of tragedy."-- Publishers Weekly
"A fresh look at the mass removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II... A deep-reaching chronicle of a shameful episode in American history." --Kirkus Reviews
"...an inspiring exploration of resistance and a timely examination of how the policy of Japanese incarceration impacted the lives of young people and their families." -- BookPage
"This well-written and researched book will strongly appeal to those interested in U.S. history and civil rights."-- Library Journal (starred review)
"[A]n absolutely stirring story...rigorous and important." --The Washington Post
"Colorful, richly detailed, and deeply human, The Eagles of Heart Mountain mixes a fascinating history of the Japanese in the United States with a uniquely American story about one of the darkest chapters of our modern history. Brad's storytelling weaves together politics, race, and a wide cast of characters to show how sports carried a community of mistreated prisoners through World War II, a tale that ultimately stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit." -- Garrett M. Graff, author of the New York Times bestseller The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11