Letters from Clara : One Intrepid Woman's Travels on the Eve of War, 1936-1939.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Janet.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pagel, Clara, 1896-1955--Travel.

Pagel, Clara.

Pagel, Clara, 1896-1955--Correspondence.

Women travelers--United States--Biography.

Women travelers.

Young Women's Christian associations--Biography.

Young Women's Christian associations.

Voyages around the world.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2022.

Summary:

"A unique collection of letters from a member of the YWCA on her first world tour in the 1930s, Letters from Clara tells one woman's story of adventure and danger on the eve of World War II. Despite limited financial means, Clara Pagel was richly resourceful and used the YWCA network to find work and places to live in the Far East, along the way meeting other women also working their way around the world. As Clara described in letters to her YMCA friends back home, her sojourn was filled with museums and world-famous landmarks, as well as typhoons, bombings, and earthquakes. These experiences are described in over one hundred pages of letters, annotated throughout by Janet Newman. Upon Clara's return to the United States in 1939, she enrolled at the University of Chicago and earned an MBA at the age of forty-six. This is the story of a remarkable woman on an unexpected but fulfilling journey to learn about the world and herself"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1 A Journey's Beginnings

2 Arrival in China

3 Shanghai

4 The French Concession

5 Manila

6 War and Uncertainty

7 Ceylon and Egypt

8 Italy

9 At Sea

10 Return

Acknowledgments

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Newman, Janet Letters from Clara

ISBN:

9780870209888

OCLC:

1323254981