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2021-09-26T19:20:22-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjUwXC8yMDIxMDkyNjE5MjUwMjAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Northwestern University History Professor Amy Stanley discussed her biography, Stranger in the Shogun’s City, about a Japanese woman’s life in Edo (now Toyko) during the 19th century, just prior to the city’s encounters with Commodore Matthew Perry and the United States Navy in 1853. The book was a National Book Critics Award winner and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. This event was part of Chicago’s Printers Row Lit Fest.
Northwestern University History Professor Amy Stanley discussed her biography, Stranger in the Shogun’s City, about a Japanese woman’s life in Edo (now… read more
Northwestern University History Professor Amy Stanley discussed her biography, Stranger in the Shogun’s City, about a Japanese woman’s life in Edo (now Toyko) during the 19th century, just prior to the city’s encounters with Commodore Matthew Perry and the United States Navy in 1853. The book was a National Book Critics Award winner and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. This event was part of Chicago’s Printers Row Lit Fest. close
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