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Ever since cunning Japanese militarists invented the religion of Emperor worship, the Emperor has stood at the heart of the Japanese world program. To marshal the people for world conquest, they needed a big idea – and the "Son of Heaven," the Emperor, was their sword. Willard Price lived near the Emperor’s Palace in Hayama, erected by the Emperor Meiji, who opened Japan to the world and was more modern than the moderns. He reveals how Japan turned backward to ancient standards of conduct and shows how Emperors were used and abused by Japanese militarists for two thousand years. He deals with the psychology of the fanatical Japanese, the oppressive measures of their governments, and the terroristic methods of their secret societies. He tells the actual story of the far-from-godlike careers of Japan’s monarchs, past and present, and points out that no matter how amiable or peace-loving or anti-militaristic Hirohito may be, he must be deposed, the Emperor-myth exploded, and the foundations laid for a peaceful and democratic Japan. Written in clear, straightforward style, this book will be one of the manuals of the peace.
Kirkus' Review Rio Grande to Patagonia is the author's tour, 23,282 miles, 27 countries, 54 customs inspections in a year of living in a suitcase. This is the unusual rather than the usual inspection of foreign countries, sometimes glib, with many practical suggestions about traveling, and of interest for an overall picture of our neighbors to the South. There are interviews, conversations; there is hotel as well as apartment living; there is, necessarily, much of air travel and what to expect as a passenger (the car was left in Mexico); there is attention to important tourist sights as well as characteristic differences between the countries- with the author never taking his eyes off the Japs one minute. He interprets social as well as political implications, describes geographical as well as psychological climates. A pert, as well as a pertinent, travelogue. Pub Date: Oct. 21st, 1948 Publisher: John Day
A writer of fiction and true adventure writes about his own acquaintance with the Amazon and reviews what is fact and what is conjectured about the exotic world of the river.
1959 HARDCOVER w/DUST JACKET
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One in a series of travel books by adventurer Willard Price, who combines guide-book and personal experiences with a history of the great Mississippi.
VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.