Heart of a samurai, based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus
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Label
Heart of a samurai, based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Heart of a samurai
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
754718052
Responsibility statement
Margi Preus
Sub title
based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama
Summary
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States
Target audience
adolescent
Creator
Subject
- Samurai -- Juvenile fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- Whaling -- Juvenile fiction
- Samurai -- Fiction
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Whaling -- Fiction
- Japanese + United States -- Fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction
Content
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Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Subject13
- Samurai -- Juvenile fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- Whaling -- Juvenile fiction
- Samurai -- Fiction
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Whaling -- Fiction
- Japanese + United States -- Fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction
- Content1
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