Project Gutenberg 2017-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 176 Lewis, Henry Harrison 1863 Yankee Boys in Japan; Or, The Young Merchants of Yokohama Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Yankee Boys in Japan; Or, The Young Merchants of Yokohama" by Henry Harrison Lewis is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around two brothers, Grant and Nathaniel "Nattie" Manning, who are trying to salvage their father's failing importing business in Yokohama, Japan, following his death. As they navigate the complexities of business and personal rivalry, they confront challenges from a local competitor, Ralph Black, who threatens their newfound stability. The opening of the novel introduces the brothers, highlighting their contrasting personalities and circumstances; Grant is a crippled youth burdened by his family's legacy while Nattie is impulsive and passionate. They are met with the harsh realities of business when they discover that a debt may have been paid by their deceased father but lacks supporting documentation. Tension quickly escalates when Ralph Black attempts to provoke Nattie, leading them into a web of rivalry and conflict. As they strive to seek justice for their father's affairs, they encounter potential allies and enemies, setting the stage for a tale of resilience, adventure, and the pursuit of honor in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Revenge -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction National characteristics -- Juvenile fiction Merchants -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction Japan -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction Japan -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction Yokohama shi (Japan) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 400804 2025-07-22T04:33:41.149871 text/html 386971 2024-10-23T02:09:26 text/html 541312 2025-07-22T04:33:47.321831 application/epub+zip 543065 2025-07-22T04:33:42.115834 application/epub+zip 226536 2025-07-22T04:33:41.612871 application/epub+zip 692365 2025-07-22T04:33:51.441810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644378 2025-07-22T04:33:46.754813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328377 2022-09-24T23:51:37.884476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353322 2025-07-22T04:33:40.033888 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333231 2024-10-23T02:09:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19369 2025-07-22T04:33:51.577786 application/rdf+xml 20995 2025-07-22T04:33:41.712865 image/jpeg 3395 2025-07-22T04:33:41.663857 image/jpeg 499092 2025-07-22T04:33:41.193909 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Lounsberry, Lionel