Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in Worl War II Nick Tabor Drawing on the diaries and

Drawing on the diaries and journals of the Belgica’s crew and with exclusive access to the ship’s logbook

Between 1954 and 1956

Answered Prayers—the dark secrets

Full of grueling work and sweltering heat

the dangerous jumbie who rules the sea

Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in Worl War II Nick Tabor Drawing on the diaries and2021 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and courage: the special Japanese American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment. They came from across the continent and Hawaii. Their parents taught them to