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Excerpt from Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary; Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-Frontier Life Among Indians, Their Traits, Civil and Savage, and Part of Autobiography, Inter-Related to His Father'sOur desire is to awaken an interest with old-timers, and those who have descended from Pioneer stock, as well as all those, who are in any way concerned in the early de'velopment of this western and inter-mountain country, to show the hardships, difficulties and the toil that it took to open up the way, and the resolution, determination and untiring efforts put forth by those Pilgrim Fathers that were driven from their homes by mobs and forced to hunt a new home for themselves and those who followed after.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This Japanese memoir was published in 1918.A short summary from the book's Foreword:The contents of this book are primarily personal experiencesof a seven years' stay in the house of a Japanese nobleman,having been gleaned from jottings in my diary and suchreminiscences as my memory recalls. In writing of a country so steeped in century-old traditions and of apeople so loath, in many ways, to adopt Western culture,it is necessary to introduce a little history at the outset,for the reader will have to familiarize himself with certainstrange names and systems that had dominated thesocial order in Japan without change for generations, andstill influenced both ruler and ruled at the time of my arrivalin that country in 1901.Since the house of a Daimyo was my destinationn, it will beperhaps well for me first to explain the meaning of thattitle, and the standing and identity of such an all-powerfulnobleman as the Prince of Satsuma. Up to 1868 Japan hada Feudal System, and under the Emperor there was a Viceroy or Military Suzerain, kinown officially by the title of"Shogun", who swore fealty to the Emperor, and in histurn had as his vassals the Daimyos or dukes of the country,who were some two hundred and sixty-seven in number. TheProvinces of Japan were formerly governed by Daimyousunder the Shogun, to whom they paid homage, and theirvassals were in turn the Knights of their Province, who asa class bore the name of Samurai.The Samurai of old had very high standards of duty loyaltyand obedience to their lord and master being foremost. Their sword was the very expression of their soul, a weaponfor defending right and subduing wrong. They regarded allkinds of trade as beneath them, never coveting gold, and,in fact, preferring poverty as being decidedly more honour-able than riches. In their eyes it would have been an insultto receive payment for any duty rendered to their lord. Butthey expected of their Daimyo that his soul should be thatof an ideal warrior, of a brave fighter untouched by thethings of this world, and for this reason he has kept as arecluse in his castle. The Shogun was appointed by the Emperor, who was givena free choice in the matter until 1603, when lyeyasu wasappointed to this office. He was a member of the Tokugawafamily and a man of tremendous influence, and for twohundred and sixty-five years from his being appointed theShogunate remained exclusively in the Tokugawa family asan hereditary office. The appointment was still nominallymade by the Emperor, but he was compelled to offer it to a member of this family. As time went on the Shogun became more and more powerful,and the Emperor ceased to take any active part in the affairsof government. He resided in Kyoto, the capital, and lived incomplete seclusion, the Shogun visiting him once a year to payhomage as his vassal. The Daimyos lived half the year in theirown Province and during the other hals in Tokio, by commandof the Shogun, who resided there, and who fixed the time oftheir yearly visit. When the day came for a Daimyo to visitTokio it was a very big undertakig. He was carried in a palan-quin, with curtains all round it, and was accompanied by alarge retinue consisting of a number of pedestrians and a few horsemen.

Preface PIONEER MONUMENT Cor. Main and South Temple Sis. is always a degree of interest in Ti the pioneering of any locality in which one lives; and as time goes on, more importance and interest is attached to it. When a great inter-mountain commonwealth grows up and develops in a few snort years, the memory of those hardy pioneers, who were the first to make possible such progress, are looked upon with greater interest as the years go by and the records of all who took an important part are sought after. It was well known by all who were in any way acquainted with Major Egan that his life work, if written, would make a remakably interesting book provided the information could be obtained. Neither himself or family were of a literary turn of mind, and hence much that would be of great interest was never committed to paper. During his life time no thought was ever given to anything of a literary nature. The family all knew that Father (as Mother and all the family called him) had a private desk packed full of papers, but that any of them had any thing of value more than private correspondence none of the family knew. Even at the time of his death (1878) no attempt was made to exmine his papers and see if there was anything worthy of preservation until Mother died (1905) which took place some twenty seven years after. At the time of her death this writer was on a mission to the Eastern States and was unable to return until after the funeral and the old home had been ransacked ready to be pulled down when he returned. Howard B. Egan, the principal writer of the latter part of the book looked over Father sdesk and took home with him what he judged might be interesting to read over when he got home. The rest were scattered over the floor and later the house was pulled down. In looking over the papers Howard got interested and having plenty of time on his hands, n(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

About the Book Books about the History of Native Americans begin with the migration and settlement of the Paleo-Indians in North America, and their development over time. In Central America the Aztec and Mayan Empires were conquered in 1521 by Spanish conquistadores led by Hernán Cortés. Meanwhile, the South American Norte Chico civilization in Peru was conquered by Portuguese and Spanish colonizers. Titles include: Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 Major Howard Egan's Diary, The Popol Vuh, the Mythic and Heroic Sagas of the Kichés of Central America, The Land of the Pueblos, An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre, Indian heroes and great chieftains, Indian Hero Tales: Wonder Stories of the First Americans, Indians of the Yosemite Valley and vicinity: thier history, customs and traditions, Friends and the Indians, 1655-1917, Three Years among the Camanches, the Narrative of Nelson Lee, the Texan Ranger, and Thrilling scenes among the Indians. With a graphic description of Custer's last fight with Sitting Bull.About usTrieste Publishing’s aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. Our titles are produced from scans of the original books and as a result may sometimes have imperfections. To ensure a high-quality product we have: thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the catalog repaired some of the text in some cases, and rejected titles that are not of the highest quality. You can look up “Trieste Publishing” in categories that interest you to find other titles in our large collection. Come home to the books that made a difference!

The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West.

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The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West.

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Also thrilling experiences of pre-frontier life among Indians, their traits, civil and savage, and part of autobiography, inter-related to his father's This book, "Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 Major Howard Egan's diary", by Howard Egan, is a replication of a book originally published before 1917. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.