Seattle 1945 A compelling story of four families coping with hate and exclusion in a city transformed by a world war.A female defense worker turned labor activist endangers herself and her family.A Negro war hero faces a racial battlefield at home. A Japanese internee learns the end of war did not end the hate. A British war bride discovers the American dream isn't for everyone.A novel about a city plagued with racial tensions, labor unrest, and cold war hysteria that will shatter the myth of an enlightened and inviting Seattle. Welcome to the City on the Sound where no one is sure where they belong.

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Never bashful about pursuing a dream, David J. Jepsen walked away from a 30-year career in journalism and corporate communications to fulfill a lifelong passion-history. His goal was to do what he is doing now: writing and teaching history. Today, he finds great satisfaction teaching Pacific Northwest and U.S. history at Tacoma Community College. He holds a master's degree in history and a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Washington and lives in Gig Harbor, Washington. This is his first novel.