{"product_id":"music-for-alice-allen-say-1st-edition","title":"Music for Alice:  Allen Say   **  1st Edition  **","description":"Handpicked Music for Alice:  Allen Say   **  1st Edition  **    2004\u003cbr\u003eHand picked, pre-owned \u003cbr\u003eCondition:  Fine no signs of wear\u003cbr\u003eCover:  Hardcover with slipcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe true life story of a Japanese-American farmer, recounting her agricultural successes and setbacks and her enduring love of dance. Based on the life story of Alice Etsuko Eto Sumida (1914-2018), who with her husband Mark established the largest gladiola bulb farm in the country during the last half of the twentieth century. From her growing up on a farm in California, to her and her husband's forced removal from their home in Seattle into an assembly center in Portland following Pearl Harbor, the story follows their struggles and successes farming in Eastern Oregon and tells of her life journey and her passion for dancing through the years after the passing of her husband. Allen Say (b. 1937) is a Caldecott Medal-winning, Japanese-American writer and illustrator who has lived in both San Francisco and P\u003cbr\u003eortland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes: A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, First Edition, 8 3\/4\" x 11 1\/2.\" . Brown paper-covered boards backed with red cloth in a gilt-foil paper dust jacket. Gilt decoration of a sun, mountains, and field on front cover. Gilt lettering on book spine. Black-and-white lettering on front panel and dust jacket spine. Color illustration on front panel. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Dust jacket pristine and intact, price-clipped. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with color illustrations.   A picture book with a beautiful story about a Japanese-American couple, Alice and Mark, who escape the internment camps during World War II by using their skills as farmers to grow and sell crops. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are passionate about antiques, collectables,  and anything with an interesting story or history. We have been collecting for years and are enthusiastic about all genres, periods and styles. Fell free to make offers, Message us with any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can be sure your item will be packaged with great care\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHANK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**STAR SELLER **\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmooth shipping\u003cbr\u003eSpeedy replies\u003cbr\u003eRave reviews\u003cbr\u003eFree shipping","brand":"Three Pigeons Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143544193222,"sku":"ET-1891361061","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/7983\/6102\/files\/il_fullxfull.6780047249_oq0n.jpg?v=1788610072","url":"https:\/\/threepigeonsbookshop.com\/products\/music-for-alice-allen-say-1st-edition","provider":"Three Pigeons Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}