Deeply researched and briskly written, this first-ever biography of Eliza Scidmore, the pioneering journalist who fought to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington, DC draws heavily on her own writings to follow major events of a half-century as seen through the eyes of a remarkable woman who was far ahead of her time.
Deeply researched and briskly written, this first-ever biography of Eliza Scidmore, the pioneering journalist who fought to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington, DC draws heavily on her own writings to follow major events of a half-century as seen through the eyes of a remarkable woman who was far ahead of her time.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Diana Pabst Parsell is a professional writer, editor, and former journalist who has worked at National Geographic, the National Institutes of Health, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and The Washington Post, as well as at several environmental research centers in Southeast Asia. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and Johns Hopkins University, she received a Mayborn Fellowship in Biography and the Biographers International Organization 2017 Hazel Rowley Prize. She lives with her husband in Falls Church, Virginia. Visit her website at www.dianaparsell.com.
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue: A Grave in Yokohama Part One: Foundations 1: Child of the Frontier 2: A Fresh Start 3: World's Fair 4: "Lady Writer" 5: Inside Passage to Alaska 6: The Potomac Flats Part Two: Far and Wide 7: Jinrikishas in Japan 8: A Singular Vision 9: Among the Scientists 10: A Voice for Conservation 11: New Highway to the East 12: "Miss Scidmore, of Everywhere" 13: Trouble in China 14: Eyes on Japan Part Three: A Dream Realized 15: "The World and All That Is in It" 16: Field of Cherries 17: An Ally in the White House 18: Up in Smoke 19: "Mrs. Taft Plants Tree" 20: War and Peace Epilogue: At Home in the World
Prologue: A Grave in Yokohama Part One: Foundations 1: Child of the Frontier 2: A Fresh Start 3: World's Fair 4: "Lady Writer" 5: Inside Passage to Alaska 6: The Potomac Flats Part Two: Far and Wide 7: Jinrikishas in Japan 8: A Singular Vision 9: Among the Scientists 10: A Voice for Conservation 11: New Highway to the East 12: "Miss Scidmore, of Everywhere" 13: Trouble in China 14: Eyes on Japan Part Three: A Dream Realized 15: "The World and All That Is in It" 16: Field of Cherries 17: An Ally in the White House 18: Up in Smoke 19: "Mrs. Taft Plants Tree" 20: War and Peace Epilogue: At Home in the World
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