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An English phrase book produced for "the use of young students volunteering as companions for the officers and crew of the American Fleet" in 1908. The "Great White Fleet" was a group of United States Navy battleships which undertook a global tour from December 16, 1907 to February 22, 1909. It arrived in Yokohama in October 1908. The text is almost entirely in English and is in the format of a conversation between a Japanese guide and an American visitor during a tour of Tokyo. It includes descriptions of various landmarks and discussions of historical topics.
Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date
1908
Call number
653598
Creator
Ishikawa Shugo(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Asia Bookroom, July 2021. With pencil manuscript annotations in Japanese and English at end.
Dimensions
15 cm
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