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Hardcover Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back Book

ISBN: 0393077993

ISBN13: 9780393077995

Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back

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In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan.

Raised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of civil war, three of these unusual ambassadors--Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda--grew up as typical American schoolgirls. Upon their arrival in San Francisco they became...

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