Heart of a Samurai A Novel

Name: Heart of a Samurai A Novel
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ISBN: 9781419702006

ISBN-10: 1419702009

ISBN-13: 9781419702006

Edition: 2013

Authors: Margi Preus

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In 1841 a Japanese fishing vessel sinks. Its crew is forced to swim to a small, unknown island, where they are rescued by a passing American ship. Japan’s borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on the way.Manjiro, a 14-year-old boy, is curious and eager to learn everything he can about this new culture. Eventually the captain adopts Manjiro and takes him to his home in New England. The boy lives there for some time and then heads to San Francisco to pan for gold. After many years, he makes it back to Japan, only to be imprisoned as an outsider. With his hard-won knowledge of the West, Manjiro is in a unique position to persuade the…

Book details

List price: $10.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 1/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

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