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Shipwrecked! : the true adventures of a Japanese boy /

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 learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blumberg, Rhoda
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins, [2001]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Nakahama, Manjirō, > 1827-1898 > Juvenile literature. Japan > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature. Japan > Relations > United States > Juvenile literature. United States > Relations > Japan > Juvenile literature.

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