A.B. Mitford and the Birth of Japan as a Modern State: Letters Home

by Robert Morton

Why Mitford (later to become the first Lord Redesdale)? He was an urbane aristocrat, had charm, looks and excellent manners. He was always in the right place at the right time, almost drowned, could have burned to death, was shot at, and was nearly cut down by samurai swords. But 'Bertie', as he was known, was never fazed by events. He stood face-to-face with the new, teenage Emperor when almost everybody else, including the Shogun, could only talk...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1898823480
• ISBN13: 9781898823483
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Renaissance Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"