Planted in Good Soil: A History of the Issei in United States Agriculture by Masakazu Iwata (1992 Signed shops Hardcover Set)

Planted in Good Soil: A History of the Issei in United States Agriculture by Masakazu Iwata (SIGNED)

“The Association for Asian American Studies has awarded Masakazu Iwata the 1993 National Book Award for Lifetime Scholarship for this book.” Based upon numerous interviews on site as well as English and Japanese documents, the book is a narrative history of the Japanese migrants and, specifically, their experiences as immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and the 20th centuries. The focus is upon the “Issei,” the first generation Japanese in America, who upon arrival entered the fishing, timber, mining, and railroad industries in the American West but shortly left the ranks of labor to become independent farm shops operators, mainly in the various states west of the Missouri River.

Vintage Hardcover 2-Volume Set in Slipcase / Peter Lang / 1992 / Excellent Condition / Signed and Inscribed by Author