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.