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History of Japan In Words of One Syllable

A simplified history of the country of Japan, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one syllable. Books such as this one were popular around the turn of the 20th century as a way to help children learn to read. A book like this could also be useful for remedial readers and ESL learners as well. - Summary by mungojerry311 (5 hr 39 min)

Chapters

01 - The First Ra-ces In Ja-pan

7:45

02 - How The Mi-ka-do's Em-pire Be-came A Real Na-tion

14:07

03 - Life And Ways In An-cient Ja-pan

21:47

04 - Tales Of Ear-ly Wars

19:11

05 - Ja-pan's First For-eign Con-quest

17:23

06 - How Ja-pan Fell Un-der Mil-i-ta-ry Rule

22:46

07 - The Rule Of The House Of Gen

13:29

08 - The Ways Of War In Feu-dal Times

16:18

09 - The Ways Of Peace In Feu-dal Times

15:09

10 - The Long Sway Of The Ho-jo Clan

12:10

11 - A Brief Reign For The Mi-ka-do

15:08

12 - Nit-ta And Ku-sun-o-ki

6:25

13 - The Ash-i-ka-ga Age

30:44

14 - Hi-de-yosh-i, Or The Age Of The Tai-ko

29:55

15 - I-ye-yas-u And The House Of To-ku-ga-wa

17:33

16 - The Long Peace

15:26

17 - The Last War And The Dawn Of A New Age

43:02

18 - The War With Chi-na

20:50