""A Pioneer Doctor of Old Japan: The Story of John C. Berry"" is a biographical book written by Katherine Fiske Berry. The book tells the story of John C. Berry, an American physician who worked as a medical missionary in Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book chronicles Berry's life and work in Japan, including his experiences treating patients, building hospitals, and navigating cultural differences. The book also explores the broader historical context of Japan during this time, including the Meiji ...
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""A Pioneer Doctor of Old Japan: The Story of John C. Berry"" is a biographical book written by Katherine Fiske Berry. The book tells the story of John C. Berry, an American physician who worked as a medical missionary in Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book chronicles Berry's life and work in Japan, including his experiences treating patients, building hospitals, and navigating cultural differences. The book also explores the broader historical context of Japan during this time, including the Meiji Restoration and the country's rapid modernization. Through the lens of Berry's life, the book offers insights into the challenges and rewards of cross-cultural exchange and the importance of medical care in the development of modern Japan. Overall, ""A Pioneer Doctor of Old Japan"" is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in the history of medicine, Japan, or cross-cultural exchange.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good in Good jacket. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1940. First edition, 1940. The story of a New England doctor who lived in Japan in the late ninteenth century, when it was a very closed society highly suspicious of the outside world. Berry and his wife lived in Kobe, Okayama and elsewhere during their two extended stays, during which he helped in removal of the edicts against Christianity, introduced sanitation and modern medical methods, championed prison reform, and established a nurses' training school. Illustrated in black and white. Bright blue cloth printed in gilt, 247 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Inscribed by the author (the doctor's daughter) to a specific person in both English and in Japanese. Some light edgewear, tiny closed tear to spine head, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with some light foxing to some of the plates, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some overall fading and light spotting, edgewear and a few corner chips, fairly little paper loss. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.