Attu Boy |
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| Author:
| Golodoff, Nick |
| Editor:
| Mason, Rachel |
| Foreword by:
| Maly, Brenda |
| Maps by:
| Ferreira, Nicole |
| Prepared for Publication by:
| Broderick, Frank |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9853948-1-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | National Park Service
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $0.00 |
Book Description:
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Nick Golodoff was a six year old when the peaceful life of his remote Aleutian village was interrupted by an invasion by the Japanese army on May 7, 1942. As soldiers poured into Attu on foot, shooting, Nick hid in his neighbors' barabara, or sod house.
The Japanese occupied Attu for two months before taking the Unangan occupants of the village to Otaru, a city on Hokkaido. Over the next three years nearly half the Attuans died of disease and starvation, among them Nick's father,...
More DescriptionNick Golodoff was a six year old when the peaceful life of his remote Aleutian village was interrupted by an invasion by the Japanese army on May 7, 1942. As soldiers poured into Attu on foot, shooting, Nick hid in his neighbors' barabara, or sod house.
The Japanese occupied Attu for two months before taking the Unangan occupants of the village to Otaru, a city on Hokkaido. Over the next three years nearly half the Attuans died of disease and starvation, among them Nick's father, brother and sister. Nick's memoir tells, through a child's eyes, the story of that extraordinary and tragic experience, and reflects on his life in Atka after World War II.