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GARST, LAURA DELANY - A West-Pointer in the Land of the Mikado

Title: A West-Pointer in the Land of the Mikado
Description: New York, NY: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some rubbing to the lettering on the spine of the book. The rear cover of the book has a couple of spots of rubbing / fading. The text pages are clean and bright. "It is not easy to say in a brief foreward the things the heart inclines to say as to the message, and the lives back of the message, as we have them sketched..." "Many Christian missionaries came to Japan after the Meiji restoration in 1868. Although they were not able to convert many Japanese, they played a significant role in the rapid Westernization of Japan. In particular, women missionaries took leading roles in activities relating to local women and children in Japan, and they left an important and indelible mark in the history of the education of Japanese women and children." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

Keywords: Religion Laura Delany Garst Japan The Far East the Military West Point Academy Missionaries Missionary Women

Price: US$ 40.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 48020

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