Project Gutenberg 2021-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 328 Hildreth, Richard 1807 1865 Hildreth, R. (Richard) Griffis, William Elliot 1843 1928 Griffis, William Eliot Griffis, W. E. (William Elliot) Clement, Ernest W. (Ernest Wilson) 1860 1941 Clement, E. W. (Ernest Wilson) Clement, Ernest Wilson Hildreth's "Japan as It Was and Is": A Handbook of Old Japan, Volume 1 (of 2) MFR, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Japan as It Was and Is" by Richard Hildreth is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work seeks to provide a detailed analysis of Japan during its early interactions with European nations, focusing on the Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch encounters from the 13th century onward. The book presents a rich compilation of observations from various explorers and historical records that reflect Japan's culture, politics, and society during that era. The opening of the book includes introductory notes and an advertisement for the original edition, establishing the context for Hildreth's exploration of Japan. He discusses how his interest in Japan was piqued by the American expedition led by Commodore Perry. Hildreth emphasizes his aim to compile various European accounts that shed light on Japan's history and culture, arguing that this is a topic often overlooked in Western scholarship. The beginning sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Japan's historical timeline and the perspectives of significant figures such as Marco Polo and early Portuguese explorers, which will be elaborated upon in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Japan -- History DS Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European 999617 2025-07-26T11:34:46.563656 text/html 944206 2024-10-18T17:37:04 text/html 6339570 2025-07-26T11:35:02.574511 application/epub+zip 6341710 2025-07-26T11:34:49.726622 application/epub+zip 511218 2025-07-26T11:34:47.897595 application/epub+zip 6570305 2025-07-26T11:35:10.918477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6498049 2025-07-26T11:35:00.954593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680642 2022-09-30T05:39:26.821939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818963 2025-07-26T11:34:44.684615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 798771 2024-10-18T17:37:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17573 2025-07-26T11:35:11.128525 application/rdf+xml 19252 2025-07-26T11:34:48.116571 image/jpeg 2851 2025-07-26T11:34:48.008571 image/jpeg 6469746 2025-07-26T11:34:46.770652 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia