James D Houston
James D. Houston (1933-2009) was the author of several novels and nonfiction works exploring the history and cultures of the western United States and the Asia/Pacific region. His works include Snow Mountain Passage, Continental Drift, In the Ring of Fire: A Pacific Basin Journey, and The Last Paradise, which received a 1999 American Book Award for fiction. A former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford, Jim received a National Endowment for the Arts writing grant and a Library of Congress Story...See more
James D. Houston (1933-2009) was the author of several novels and nonfiction works exploring the history and cultures of the western United States and the Asia/Pacific region. His works include Snow Mountain Passage, Continental Drift, In the Ring of Fire: A Pacific Basin Journey, and The Last Paradise, which received a 1999 American Book Award for fiction. A former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford, Jim received a National Endowment for the Arts writing grant and a Library of Congress Story Award and traveled to Asia lecturing for the USIS Arts America program. See less
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James D Houston book reviews
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Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment
Great
Very interesting if you are interested in history. I found it quite enlightening. it made me sorry that those people had to endure the hardships we placed on them. Read More
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Farewell to Manzanar
This is a book everyone should read at least once in their lives. The Japanese American Internment experience is one that should not be forgotten, and this memoir does a great job of illustrating ... Read More
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Snow Mountain Passage
by donna, Jul 30, 2007
I admit to being a bit disappointed in the book. There was far too much Jim Reed and not enough Donner Party. The sections concerning Jim Reed and the US/Mexican war were pretty boring. Interspersed ... Read More
