Sunrise to sunrise : one man's journey through history : China, the Philippines and World War II internment / by Vincent H. Gowen

Title

Sunrise to sunrise : one man's journey through history : China, the Philippines and World War II internment / by Vincent H. Gowen

Subject

China--Description and travel.
Gowen, Vincent H. (Vincent Herbert), b. 1893.
Missionaries--China--Biography.;
Missionaries--Philippines--Biography.
Philippines--Description and travels.
Prisoners of war--Philippines--Biography.

Description

Memoir by an American missionary assigned to China from 1913-1922, and then, when China became too hot because of Japanese aggression, was moved to Northern Luzon from 1937. Interned by the Japanese in Camp Holmes, and, very late in the war brought to Bilibid Prison in Manila where he was liberated in February 1945. Describes old China as he saw it, life in Manila and in internment camp, and the Battle of Manila.

Creator

Gowen, Vincent H.

Publisher

Victoria, BC : Trafford, c2008.

Date

2008

Format

23 x 16 cm.

Type

Softbound

Identifier

1425105203

Call Number

BV 3382 G69 2008

Accession Number

16238, 16839

Pagination

x, 399 p.

Illustration

ill., ports., maps

Files

Collection

Citation

Gowen, Vincent H., “Sunrise to sunrise : one man's journey through history : China, the Philippines and World War II internment / by Vincent H. Gowen,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed July 13, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/133.