Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro /
Margi Preus.
- New York : Amulet Books, 2010.
- 301 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301).
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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.
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