All of these are published with the more pleasure because I believe they will give the reader increased admiration for American institutions and a larger confidence in the triumph of American Ideals.

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1907

CONTENTS

Author's Preface[5]
Chapter I—Crossing the Pacific—Hawaii[15]
Chapter II—Japan and Her People[25]
Chapter III—Japanese Customs and Hospitality[37]
Chapter IV—Japan—Her History and Progress[49]
Chapter V—Japan—Her Industries, Arts and Commerce[61]
Chapter VI—Japan—Her Educational System and Her Religions[69]
Chapter VII—Japan—Her Government, Politics and Problems[80]
Chapter VIII—Korea—"The Hermit Nation"[90]
Chapter IX—China—As She Was[101]
Chapter X—China—As She Was—Part Second[112]
Chapter XI—Chinese Education, Religion and Philosophy[119]
Chapter XII—China's Awakening[127]
Chapter XIII—Chinese Exclusion[137]
Chapter XIV—The Philippines—The Northern Islands[151]
Chapter XV—The Philippines—The Moro Country[177]
Chapter XVI—The Philippine Problem[186]
Chapter XVII—The Philippine Problem—Continued[197]
Chapter XVIII—Java—The Beautiful[205]
Chapter XIX—Netherlands India[215]
Chapter XX—In The Tropics[223]
Chapter XXI—Burma and Buddhism[234]
Chapter XXII—Eastern India[247]
Chapter XXIII—Hindu India[260]
Chapter XXIV—Mohammedan India[273]
Chapter XXV—Western India[285]
Chapter XXVI—British Rule in India[295]
Chapter XXVII—Ancient Egypt[312]
Chapter XXVIII—Modern Egypt[321]
Chapter XXIX—Among the Lebanons[331]
Chapter XXX—The Christian's Mecca[341]
Chapter XXXI—Galilee[349]
Chapter XXXII—Greece, the World's Teacher[358]
Chapter XXXIII—The Byzantine Capital[366]
Chapter XXXIV—In the Land of the Turk[376]
Chapter XXXV—Hungary and Her Neighbors[385]
Chapter XXXVI—Austria-Hungary[396]
Chapter XXXVII—The Duma[403]
Chapter XXXVIII—Around the Baltic[417]
Chapter XXXIX—Democratic Norway[425]
Chapter XL—England's New Liberal Government[435]
Chapter XLI—Homes and Shrines of Great Britain[445]
Chapter XLII—Glimpses of Spain[456]
Chapter XLIII—A Word to Tourists[464]
Chapter XLIV—American Foreign Missions[470]
Chapter XLV—World Problems[478]
Chapter XLVI—A Study of Governments[485]
Chapter XLVII—The Tariff Debate in England[492]
Chapter XLVIII—Ireland and Her Leaders[498]
Chapter XLIX—Growth of Municipal Ownership[504]
Chapter L—France and Her People[510]
Chapter LI—The Republic of Switzerland[521]
Chapter LII—Three Little Kingdoms—Denmark[525]
Chapter LIII—Belgium[527]
Chapter LIV—The Netherlands[529]
Chapter LV—Germany and Socialism[533]
Chapter LVI—Russia and Her Czar[542]
Chapter LVII—Rome—The Catholic Capital[549]
Chapter LVIII—Tolstoy, The Apostle of Love[559]
Chapter LIX—Notes on Europe[567]

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