Voices of Two Americans: Overseas in the 1920s, Work and Adventures

Herein are the voices of two Americans who traveled abroad in the 1920s to help make the world a better place and to have adventures.Harvey, in his 30s, during revolutionary times in Russia, initiated a YMCA program for youth to create vegetable gardens for food for their families. Later he directed a YMCA vocational school for Russian refugees in Bulgaria. Roberta, in her 20s, led diverse YWCA activities for Japanese women working in businesses and factories and taught English to women and children.Come along with Harvey and ride from Irkutsk to Vladivostok on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Climb Mt. Fuji with Roberta and stay overnight on the summit.Share their lives as they learned from and gave to others in different cultures. Later they married, became parents of the author, and their unique experiences are now pieces of history.

Author: Emily Geyman
Publisher: Gus Publications
Published: 09/01/2022
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9781882625062
ISBN10: 1882625064
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- History | Europe | General
- History | Asia | General