Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko

by Isabella Bird

Overview

The first-hand account of an intrepid woman's exploration of Japan's interior in 1878.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780893469696
Publisher:	Stone Bridge Press
Publication date:	02/01/2009
Series:	Stone Bridge Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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.