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Book List:
Basic Quakerism
Corporate Discernment

Windows For The Crown Prince

Windows For The Crown Prince

Windows For The Crown Prince

Akihito Of Japan

BY ELIZABETH GRAY VINING

Brief Description:
In 1946, Japanese Emperor Hirohito selected Quaker Elizabeth Gray Vining to be a tutor for the Crown Prince, the future Emperor Akihito, a position she held for 4 years. She was eventually to be a tutor to most of the Imperial Family, including Empress Nagako. After returning to the U.S., she maintained a close, lifelong relationship with the family. This is her story of the "Windows" she tried to open for the future emporer.

Tuttle 2000 320 PP. Paper

$1.50 (in stock)

 

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