Heartland A Historical Drama about the Internment of German-Americans in the United States During World War II |
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Author:
| Simon, Lojo Simons, Anita |
ISBN: | 978-94-6209-585-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
Publisher: | BRILL
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Imprint: | Brill / Sense |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $36.30 |
Book Description:
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Heartlandreflects on the intersection between these two historic events through the story of a German-born widow and her family who take in two German Prisoners of War to work their family farm. But the German-American family and the POWs bond too well for the townspeople to accept, and the widow is arrested, interned and eventually suffers a breakdown, which tears her family apart.
Heartlandreflects on the intersection between these two historic events through the story of a German-born widow and her family who take in two German Prisoners of War to work their family farm. But the German-American family and the POWs bond too well for the townspeople to accept, and the widow is arrested, interned and eventually suffers a breakdown, which tears her family apart.