Letters from Clara: One Intrepid Woman's Travels on the Eve of War, 1936-1939

by Janet Newman and Janet Newman

Book Overview

A unique collection of letters from a member of the YWCA on her first world tour in the 1930s, Letters from Clara tells one woman's story of adventure and danger on the eve of World War II. Despite limited financial means, Clara Pagel was richly resourceful and used the YWCA network to find work and places to live in the Far East, along the way meeting other women also working their way around the world. As Clara described in letters to her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870209876
• ISBN13: 9780870209871
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"