Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman

by William Elliot Griffis

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176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1898

About the author

American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer.

Griffis was an English and Latin language tutor for Tarō Kusakabe, a young samurai from the province of Echizen.

In September 1870 Griffis was invited to Japan to organize schools along modern lines.