The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Japan as Seen by a Kentuckian

F. H. B., U. S. N. "Japan as Seen by a Kentuckian." New York Saturday Press, June 14, 1859, 1.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
travelogue
Abstract

A man from Kentucky travels to Simoda, Japan with the Navy, and reports his observations in great detail. He describes the Japanese favorably, and looks upon the country with an open mind and a generally positive outlook.