Nijima Yae Monogatari Bakumatsu Ishin No Ju Hime (Kodansha Aoi Tori Bunko 284-5 Rekishi Hakken! Drama Series)

[Machine Translation] Born in Aizu at the end of the Edo period, Yae was taught Dutch studies and mathematics by her elder brother who studied under Katsu Kaishu in Edo, and learned the techniques of guns and cannons. During the Boshin War, she carried a gun herself and fought valiantly, becoming the "Gun Princess" of Aizu. After the war, she went to Kyoto and met Jo Niijima, who had returned from America and had a new way of thinking. This is the story of Yae who lived through the turmoil of the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration, while seeking the meaning of her existence. Elementary school intermediate level and up.

幕末の会津に生まれた八重は、江戸で勝海舟に学んだ兄から蘭学や数学を教えられ、鉄砲や大砲の技術を習得します。戊辰戦争では、自ら銃を携え、勇ましく戦って会津の「銃姫」に。戦後は京都に行き、アメリカ帰りで新しい考え方を持つ新島襄と出会います。自分の存在意義を求めつつ、幕末・維新の動乱の世の中を生きた八重の物語。小学中級から。