From Behind Barbed Wire to Washington The Remarkable Friendship of Norman Mineta and Alan Simpson |
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| Author:
| Mineta, Norman
Simpson, Alan
Locker, Ray |
| Illustrator:
| Higuchi, Shirley Ann
Johnston, Marie Okuma |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9978632-5-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2024 |
| Publisher: | Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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This graphic novel that traces the lives and public careers of Norman Mineta and Alan Simpson, who first met as Boy Scouts behind the barbed wire at the Japanese American incarceration site at Heart Mountain, Wyo. After World War II, they entered politics and reunited in Washington in the 1970s. Together, they showed how personal and partisan differences never stopped them from working to find common ground and solve the complicated problems facing all Americans. Their example is the...
More DescriptionThis graphic novel that traces the lives and public careers of Norman Mineta and Alan Simpson, who first met as Boy Scouts behind the barbed wire at the Japanese American incarceration site at Heart Mountain, Wyo. After World War II, they entered politics and reunited in Washington in the 1970s. Together, they showed how personal and partisan differences never stopped them from working to find common ground and solve the complicated problems facing all Americans. Their example is the inspiration for the Mineta-Simpson Institute at Heart Mountain.