| American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking | |
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 First edition cover of American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking |
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| Author | Hua-ling Hu |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Nanking Massacre |
| Genre(s) | Biography |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Publication date | December 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 232 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0809323869 |
| OCLC Number | 41355746 |
American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking: The Courage of Minnie Vautrin is a biographical book about American missionary Minnie Vautrin and her experience of the Nanking Massacre in 1937–1938. Written by historian Hua-ling Hu and published in 2000, the book recounts how Vautrin saved thousands of lives of women and children during the Nanking Massacre.[1] One notable source material for the book consists of diaries that Vautrin kept during the massacre, which was discovered by author Iris Chang during the research for her book, The Rape of Nanking.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking". Southern Illinois University. http://www.siu.edu/~siupress/titles/s00_titles/hu_goddess.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ "Historian Iris Chang won many battles/The war she lost raged within". SFGate. 2005-04-17. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/17/CMGCNBQRRP1.DTL. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
External links
- An American hero in Nanking, Asia Times
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