Verbeck of Japan is a biography written by William Elliot Griffis that details the life and work of Guido Fridolin Verbeck, a Dutch-American missionary and educator who played a significant role in the modernization of Japan during the Meiji era. The book provides a comprehensive account of Verbeck's life, from his early years in the United States to his arrival in Japan as a young missionary in 1859. It chronicles Verbeck's efforts to establish a...