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Corea, the Hermit Nation. I. Ancient and Mediaeval History. II. Political and Social Corea. III. Modern and Recent History by William Elliot Griffis
Title: Corea, the hermit nation. I. Ancient and mediaeval history. I. Political and social Corea. I. Modern and recent history.
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
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Griffis, WilliaM Elliot;
1882.
xxiii. 462 p.; 8.
10058.ccc.14.
Griffis, William Elliot: - William Elliot Griffis (1843 - 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer and prolific author. Griffis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a sea captain and later a coal trader. During the American Civil War, he served two months as a corporal in Company H of the 44th Pennsylvania Militia after Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania in 1863. After the war, he attended Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey, graduating in 1869. At Rutgers, Griffis was an English and Latin language tutor for Taro Kusakabe, a young samurai from the province of Echizen (part of modern Fukui). After a year of travel in Europe, he studied at the seminary of the Reformed Church in America in New Brunswick (known today as the New Brunswick Theological Seminary).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781016048033 |
| ISBN 10 | 1016048033 |
| Title | Corea, the Hermit Nation. I. Ancient and Mediaeval History. II. Political and Social Corea. III. Modern and Recent History |
| Author | William Elliot Griffis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Legare Street Press |
| Year published | 2022-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |