 First edition cover of American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking | |
| Author | Hua-ling Hu |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Nanjing Massacre |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press |
Publication date | December 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 232 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-8093-2386-9 |
| OCLC | 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 Nanjing 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 Nanjing Massacre.[1] A notable source for the book were the diaries that Vautrin kept during the massacre; these were discovered by author Iris Chang during the research for her book The Rape of Nanking.[2]