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A Boy of Old Japan

Chapter 27: FOOTNOTES:
By R. Van Bergen
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The narrative follows a boy coming of age amid the collapse of an old feudal order and the rapid modernization that replaces it. It traces his domestic upbringing, journeys to the political capital, encounters with clan councils and secret plotting, participation in drilling and battles, and episodes of flight and defeat, while portraying samurai customs, family obligations, and the efforts of reforming leaders; the account closes by showing how personal loyalties and national transformation intertwine during a period of dramatic change.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] It was the American fleet, under Commodore Perry, who was sent by President Millard Fillmore to make a treaty with Japan.

[B] In the month of September, 1854, a series of earthquakes began which lasted almost without interruption until the end of December. Twenty thousand houses and sixteen thousand fire-proof warehouses were destroyed in Yedo alone. Over 100,000 people were reported killed. Osaka and Hyozo were destroyed, and Kyoto suffered considerable damage.

[C] The Russian frigate Diana.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:

The cover image for this eBook was created by the transcriber from the original title page and is entered into the public domain.

Obvious typographical errors have beeen corrected.

Inconsistencies in hyphenation and use of diacritical marks have been retained.

Archaic spelling which may have been in use at the time of original publication have been retained.

Errors in numbering in the Notes section have been corrected.