James Johonnot

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James Johonnot (1823-1888) was a historian and scientist, with links to Japan.

His Ten Great Events in History starts as follows:

The great events in history are those where, upon special occasions, a man or a people have made a stand against tyranny, and have preserved or advanced freedom for the people. Sometimes tyranny has taken the form of the oppression of the many by the few in the same nation, and sometimes it has been the oppression of a weak nation by a stronger one...."

Johonnot's "Ten Great Events" are the following:

i.-- Defense of freedom by Greek valor
ii.-- Crusades and the Crusaders
iii.-- Defense of freedom in Alpine passes
iv.-- Bruce and Bannockburn.
v.-- Christopher Columbus and the New World
vi.-- Defense of freedom on Dutch dikes
vii.-- The invincible armada
viii.-- Freedom's voyage to America
ix.-- Plassey; and how an empire was won
x.-- Lexington and Bunker hill

Johonnot's work on T.H. Huxley has been referred to by Cyril Bibby.

[edit] List of publications

Ten Great Events in History
Glimpses of the animate world; or, Science and literature of natural history, for school and home
A geographical reader
A natural history reader for school and home
Friends in feathers and fur, and other neighbors : for young folks
Neighbors with claws and hoofs, and their kin. For boys and girls
Neighbors with wings and fins, and some others : for young people
Neighbors with wings and fins, and some others : for young people
School
Some curious flyers, creepers and swimmers
Stories of our country