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Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Preus, Margi
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Amulet Books, 2010.
Subjects:
Nakahama, Manjirō, > 1827-1898 > Juvenile fiction.
Nakahama, Manjirō, > 1827-1898 > Fiction.
Whaling > Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
Samurai > Fiction.
Japanese > United States > Fiction.
Japan > Relations > United States > Fiction.
United States > Relations > Japan > Fiction.
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Evans: Curriculum Collection (4th floor)

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Call Number: PZ7.P92434 He 2010
 
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