Samurai William
The Englishman Who Opened Japan
An eye-opening account of the first encounter between England and Japan, by the acclaimed author of Nathaniel's NutmegIn 1611, the merchants of London's East India Company received a mysterious letter from Japan, written several years previously by a marooned English mariner named William Adams. Foreigners had been denied access to Japan for centuries, yet Adams had been living in this unknown land for years. He had risen to the highest levels in the ruling shogun's court, taken a Japanese name, and was now offering his services as adviser and interpreter.Seven adventurers were sent to Japan with orders to find and befriend Adams, in the beli…
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- ISBN: 978-0-374-70623-4
- EAN: 9780374706234
- Produktnummer: 22460184
- Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 368 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'243 KB
- Auflage: First Edition
- Abbildungen: Index
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Giles Milton
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