An American in Khadi
An American In Khadi
Author
Asha Sharma
Cover artist
Brij Raj Goel
Country
India
Language
English
Genre(s)
Biography
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication date
1999
Pages
426
ISBN
ISBN 0-14-028509-1
An American In Khadi:The Definitive Biography of Satyanand Stokes (ISBN 0-14-028509-1) is a book about Satyananda Stokes by his granddaughter, Asha Sharma in 1999.
The book details Stokes’ life from his journey to India as a missionary in 1904 and ascetic and follows through to his marriage to his wife, and adoption of a life as a householder and his introduction of the “American Delicious” variety of apples into Himachal Pradesh and his acceptance as one of the local people, till his death in 1946.
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