Project Gutenberg 2009-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 247 Murray, David 1830 1905 Japan "Japan" by David Murray is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work traces the story of Japan from its early myths and legends through its historical developments until the establishment of constitutional government. Murray aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Japan’s geography, people, and culture, emphasizing its historical transformations and the character of its populace. The opening of the narrative begins with a preface that outlines the author's objectives and his extensive research, including years spent living in Japan as an advisor to the Minister of Education. It provides an overview of the Japanese archipelago and its geographical significance, citing early European accounts, like that of Marco Polo. In Chapter I, the author goes deeper into the physical layout of Japan, detailing its primary islands, mountains, rivers, climate, and natural resources. He also touches on Japan's seismic activity and its rich biodiversity, while introducing the cultural importance of these elements to the Japanese identity. This comprehensive introduction sets a solid foundation for the historical exploration that follows, demonstrating the complexity and depth of Japan's past and present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Japan -- History DS Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 984370 984375 2024-09-12T15:58:42.898761 2023-09-13T07:54:36.670070 text/html text/html 992239 2009-08-25T14:43:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 2473698 2009-08-25T14:43:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2525406 2024-09-12T15:59:02.517231 application/epub+zip 2539585 2024-09-12T15:58:47.759237 application/epub+zip 6629690 2009-08-25T14:44:16 application/pdf 2878458 2009-08-25T14:44:17 application/pdf application/zip 336141 2024-09-12T15:58:44.054748 application/epub+zip 2865213 2024-09-12T15:59:10.923175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2789308 2024-09-12T15:58:59.165223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93802 2022-09-13T17:46:07.211244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660689 2024-09-12T15:58:40.373779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 664715 2020-06-20T20:37:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 237422 2020-06-20T20:37:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 662329 2009-08-25T14:44:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 236428 2009-08-25T14:44:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 662392 2009-08-25T14:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236315 2009-08-25T14:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24452 2024-09-12T15:59:11.085112 application/rdf+xml 713016 2009-08-25T14:44:18 application/prs.tei 2438114 2009-08-25T14:44:19 application/prs.tei application/zip 9340 2024-09-12T15:58:44.506770 image/jpeg 2616 2024-09-12T15:58:44.281751 image/jpeg 2510719 2024-09-12T15:58:43.045810 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog