The Kingdom Within
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- Synopsis
- Genevieve Caulfield became blind as an infant, and was educated at the Perkins and Overbrook Schools for the Blind before attending college. When she was seventeen she became passionately interested in Japan, and determined to work there as a teacher. This memoir describes her long and careful preparations for her move to Japan, and her 14 years there as a teacher of English. In 1937, as Japan went to war in Manchuria and its relations with the United States deteriorated, Caulfield relocated to Thailand, where she established that nation's first school for blind children. Along the way Caulfield made innumerable friends, adopted a Japanese daughter, and raised her twin grandchildren after her daughter's tragic death. Life in Thailand during World War II is vividly portrayed in this memoir. This is a straightforward account by a woman of enormous determination and ability.
- Copyright:
- 1960
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 279 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 09/27/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Genevieve Caulfield and Edward E. Fitzgerald
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Travel, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Sarah J. Blake
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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