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Samurai William
the Englishman who opened Japan
By Milton, Giles
- ISBN
- 978-0-37425-385-1
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2002
In 1600, the dawn of the modern world, when overseas journeys were measured in months and even years, William Adams (1564-1620), an English mariner of humble origins, washed up on the shores of Japan with a band of his fellows. Through a combination of skill, native wit, guile, and good luck, Adams became the confidant of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the powerful warlord w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
