Heart of a samurai, based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, by Margi Preus
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Heart of a samurai, based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, by Margi Preus
Language
eng
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Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Heart of a samurai
Responsibility statement
by Margi Preus
Sub title
based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
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
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