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In 1884 Jenichiro Oyabe left his father's house in Akita, in the north of Japan's largest island, Honshu. An unremarkable young man, Oyabe was to embark on a remarkable journey spanning Ainu lands in Hokkaido, the Russian Far East, Hawaii (at that point still an independent... Read Full Overview

Jenichiro Oyabe was the first Japanese student to attend Middlebury College in Vermont, and his remarkable story is now available in this primary source historical collection with a foreword by T. S. Wentworth. Oyabe's life was full of adventure and challenges, and this book... Read Full Overview

Jenichiro Oyabe was the first Japanese student to attend Middlebury College in Vermont, and his remarkable story is now available in this primary source historical collection with a foreword by T. S. Wentworth. Oyabe's life was full of adventure and challenges, and this book... Read Full Overview

A Japanese Robinson Crusoe is a novel written by Jenichiro Oyabe and first published in 1898. The book tells the story of a young Japanese sailor named Yunosuke who is shipwrecked on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. He is the only survivor of the shipwreck and must learn... Read Full Overview

A Japanese Robinson Crusoe is a novel written by Jenichiro Oyabe in 1898. The book tells the story of a young Japanese sailor named Yunosuke who is shipwrecked on a deserted island in the Pacific. Stranded and alone, Yunosuke must use his wits and survival skills to endure the... Read Full Overview

""A Japanese Robinson Crusoe"" is a novel written by Jenichiro Oyabe and published in 1898. The story follows the adventures of a young Japanese man named Yasu, who becomes stranded on a deserted island after a shipwreck. Using his ingenuity and resourcefulness, Yasu must learn... Read Full Overview

First published in 1898 and long out of print, A Japanese Robinson Crusoe by Jenichiro Oyabe (1867-1941) is a pioneering work of Asian American literature. It recounts Oyabe's early life in Japan, his journey west, and his education at two historically Black colleges, detailing... Read Full Overview