| Author: | Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto | ISBN: | 9781608726509 |
| Publisher: | Disruptive Publishing | Publication: | January 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Disruptive Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto |
| ISBN: | 9781608726509 |
| Publisher: | Disruptive Publishing |
| Publication: | January 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Disruptive Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Born into a high-ranking samurai family at the onset of the Meiji period, Etsu Sugimoto's own life mirrored the radical shifts her country faced. Originally destined to be a priestess, she instead became the arranged bride of a Japanese merchant in Cincinnati, later returning to Japan with her daughters as the nation modernized swiftly.
Born into a high-ranking samurai family at the onset of the Meiji period, Etsu Sugimoto's own life mirrored the radical shifts her country faced. Originally destined to be a priestess, she instead became the arranged bride of a Japanese merchant in Cincinnati, later returning to Japan with her daughters as the nation modernized swiftly.
