Esther Bubley: On Assignment Review

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(More customer reviews)Esther Bubley was a late joiner to Roy Stryker's small team of FSA/OWI photographers who captured the Depression and war years with such compassion and honesty. I first saw her work in 'Documenting America 1935-1943' (ISBN 0520062213) with nineteen photos of a cross-country Greyhound bus trip taken in 1943. This was her first and last major assignment for the OWI before Stryker left for Standard Oil in 1943, she joined him in 1944.
In 1947 she photographed another Greyhound bus journey and the five photos in the book show why I think her work is exceptional. They show passengers waiting in a New York bus terminal but you are there too, sitting in a seat opposite two ladies talking (page twenty) or opposite the mother with two children (page twenty-four). Somehow these public photos draw the viewer into them without intruding on the privacy of those being photographed. Looking through the pages I think nearly all her photos have a bit of this intriguing quality.
The surprise in the book, for me anyway, are the 1952 Charlie Parker jam session photos. Bubley was a friend of David Stone Martin, the graphic artist who created the album cover look for Norman Grantz's jazz record labels. Martin asked her to photograph the session so he could use the work as reference for his cover art. (Her 314 studio shots were published in a 1995 book, 'Charlie Parker', in France).
The book is arranged chronologically with Bonnie Yochelson's sympathetic essay running through the various photo chapters. A nice touch is the inclusion of several small reproductions of magazine spreads from Pageant, Ladies Home Journal and in particular Life showing how Bubley's photos were used. Design of the book is excellent and the printing (with 200 dpi) gives the photos great clarity.
Esther Bubley was a great photojournalist who quietly got on with her work with honesty and integrity. This book celebrates her professionalism.
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Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese American Internment Camps Review

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(More customer reviews)Looking Like the Enemy is a not-to-be forgotten book. I savored every word and image as I tried to imagine how I would feel in Mary's Matsuda's shoes as a teenager imprisoned by her own government simply because of her parent's ancestry.
Mary's writing is so vivid and she makes the internment come alive as she shares her thoughts and feelings at being plunged into this terrible situation. While her anger and fear are so real, so also is the hope that her mother in particular, instills in the family.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to better understand our history and also racial discrimination. In our world today when many are punishing those who "look like the enemy", may this book serve as a lesson to us all.

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In 1941, Mary Matsuda Gruenewald was a teenage girl who, like other Americans, reacted with horror to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Yet soon she and her family were among 110,000 innocent people imprisoned by the U.S. government because of their Japanese ancestry. In this eloquent memoir, she describes both the day-to-day and the dramatic turning points of this profound injustice: what is was like to face an indefinite sentence in crowded, primitive camps; the struggle for survival and dignity; and the strength gained from learning what she was capable of and could do to sustain her family. It is at once a coming-of-age story with interest for young readers, an engaging narrative on a topic still not widely known, and a timely warning for the present era of terrorism. Complete with period photos, the book also brings readers up to the present, including the author's celebration of the National Japanese American Memorial dedication in 2000.

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Eating for Victory: Healthy Home Front Cooking on War Rations (Official Wwii Info Reproductns) Review

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(More customer reviews)A wealth of information we all might need in the near future. Recipes from limited ingredients, how to make dishes go further, feeding a family well, and use of nourishing food in preference to empty calories. Instruction on nutrition so that all may be fed well and not be too ill or tired to carry on day to day. Commonsense, but we all need to be reminded at times.

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Food rationing was introduced in England in January 1940 after supply ships were attacked by German U-boats. The first food items to be rationed were butter, sugar, bacon, and ham, though restrictions were also eventually placed on meat, fish, jam, biscuits, cheese, eggs, and milk. In response, the Ministry of Food produced a series of "Eating for Victory" pamphlets that advised the general public on how to cope with these shortages. Designed to lift spirits in a time of shortage, these jolly leaflets contained a variety of recipes and cooking advice ranging from how to make steamed and boiled puddings and hints on how to reconstitute dried eggs. For all the hardship that rationing brought, the food restrictions resulted in many people eating more healthily than ever before. A nostalgic look back at one of the most difficult and yet healthiest times in history, this quaint collection is also a relevant guide to good eating today.

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