Search of Far Horizons Author:Robert Ellsworth Lewis Search of Far Horizons: Follows the career of Robert E. Lewis as he participates in history making activities from 1890 to 1936. He helped establish the first YMCA in Shanghai, China and was a member of the armed forces that relieved the siege of Peking during the Boxer Rebellion. On returning to the U.S. he directed the Cleveland YMCA during a ... more »period of social reconstruction. After retirement in 1929 he became an advisor to the Republic of China investigating the Manchuria invasion by the Japanese. His insights on the people and the political/social changes are found throughout the book. He completed the book in 1965, four years before his 100th birthday.« less