E-bok, Engelska, 2009
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of N
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The first recorded account of Japan by a Westerner, this 1878 book captures a lifestyle that has nearly vanished. The author traveled 1,400 miles by horse, ferry, foot, and jinrikisha.Isabella Lucy Bird (1831–1904) was a pioneering woman adventurer who wrote many books about faraway places.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2009-02-01
- Språk: Engelska
- Filformat: PDF
- Kopieringsskydd: LCP
- ISBN: 9780893469696
- Förlag: Stone Bridge Press
- Serie: Stone Bridge Classics
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Bird (1831-1904), a clergyman's daughter, gained a reputation as one of the most adventurous woman travelers of her day and was the first woman to become a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. At a time when proper ladies were expected to stay home, Bird travelled 19th Century America, Hawaii, Japan, Malay, Tibet, Korea, China, Turkey, and Morocco.
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