Unbeaten tracks in Japan
an account of travels on horseback on the interior, including visits to the aborigines of Yezo and the shrines of Nikko and Ise
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- Open LibraryOL14653045M
- OCLC Control Number4801312
- OCLC Control Number506173414
- OCLC Control Numberunbeatentracksin00bird_0
- Library of Congress Control Number04016697
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- LCCDS809 .B612
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“So genial is its spirit, so enticing its narrative.”—New Englander and Yale Review (1881). 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.
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TravelBritishFictionHistoryJourneysHistoireBiographyNonfictionVoyageusesBiographiesBritanniquesWomen travelersWomen, biographyJapan, guidebooksTravel LiteratureVoyages and travelsDescription and travelDescriptions et voyagesSocial life and customsJapan, description and travelJapan, social life and customsJapan -- Description and travelBird, isabella l. (isabella lucy), 1831-1904
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