Heart of a Samurai : A Novel (Paperback)

from crochetbunnii

Manjiro is the poor son of a Japanese fisherman, who can expect no more than to become a fisherman. One day, a fishing trip with friends goes wrong, leaving Manjiro and his fellow fisherman marooned on an island. Manjiro's life changes forever when they are rescued by American whaling men and bro...

from scote23

I quite enjoyed this book. I had no idea it was based on a true story (even though it says so on the cover-oops). Anyway, it is a fictionalized account of the story of what may have been the first Japanese person in the United States. I also learned a lot about Japan and it's isolationist policies.

from scote23

I quite enjoyed this book. I had no idea it was based on a true story (even though it says so on the cover-oops). Anyway, it is a fictionalized account of the story of what may have been the first Japanese person in the United States. I also learned a lot about Japan and it's isolationist policies.

from scote23

I quite enjoyed this book. I had no idea it was based on a true story (even though it says so on the cover-oops). Anyway, it is a fictionalized account of the story of what may have been the first Japanese person in the United States. I also learned a lot about Japan and it's isolationist policies.

from jolerie

Shipwrecked on a deserted island with his friends, Manjiro is faced with certain death when a passing American whaling vessel happened to cross their path and fate would so have it that this Japanese teenager would live to see another day. A world of new possibilities and dreams are presented to ...