150-Year-Old Japanese Book Shows U.S. History as an Epic Mythology150-Year-Old Japanese Book Shows U.S. History as an Epic Mythology A Japanese book from the 1800s features an alternate depiction of United States history in which historical American figures are capable of superhuman feats. Written by Kanagaki Robun and illustrated by Utagawa Yoshitora near the end of The Edo Period in 1861, Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (“Children’s Illustrated Tales from 10,000 Cou
