A Yankee in the Land of the Morning Calm

About the Book

Connecticut Yankee Josh Gillet longed for high adventure and travel. Leaving late nineteenth century New England for a sojourn in Japan, Josh soon finds himself in the Hermit Kingdom-Korea.

Coming of age is always filled with trial and tribulation. For Josh Gillet, intense life experiences are forged in an ancient land that has become the political chessboard for imperialist powers-amid a bold Protestant missionary movement and Anglo merchants with hopes of wealth. Josh quickly learns that high adventure, opportunity, and a budding romance come at a price as cultures collide.

About the Author

The author has held a life-long interest in Korea and its culture. His previous non-fiction books, The Filleys: 350 Years of American Entrepreneurial Spirit and Intrepid Americans: Bold Koreans?Early Korean Trade, Concessions, and Entrepreneurship, respectively centered on entrepreneurialism and early U.S.-Korean ventures.

This is the author?s first novel.