A Yankee in Meiji Japan: The Crusading Journalist Edward H. House

by James L. Huffman

Book Overview

This unique book introduces nineteenth-century Japan through the compelling life story of Boston journalist Edward H. House (1836-1901), America's first regular correspondent in Japan. House's accomplishments were breathtaking in variety: shaping the reputations of John Brown and Mark Twain, influencing American attitudes toward Asia, persuading Congress to return a massive indemnity to Japan, editing Tokyo's earliest English-language newspaper (Tokio...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742526216
• ISBN13: 9780742526211
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"