A Japanese History of America, 1861
This whole thread is amazing. A couple of snippits.
A thread of images from a Japanese illustrated history of America from 1861.
Here is George Washington (with bow and arrow) pictured alongside the Goddess of America. 1/ pic.twitter.com/LoF54y54bL
— Nick Kapur (@nick_kapur) November 14, 2018
Meanwhile, John Adams wants to get revenge on the snake that ate his Mom, so he goes to ask a magical mountain fairy for help! 12/ pic.twitter.com/UaxxN5BJPI
— Nick Kapur (@nick_kapur) November 14, 2018
I’m pretty sure I need a copy of this book to read to my children.Report
The universality of these kinds of stories really speaks to something ineffable yet transcendent in the human condition. Adams’ struggle, in particular, with the giant snake that ate his mom is so deeply human and moving!Report
I love this. Who would think that the Japanese would outdo Americans in making the founders heroic figures?Report
John Adams’s cowardly attack on Franklin? That can’t be right. That’s not the brave, snake-fighting Founding Father we learned about in grade school.Report