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Overview"With all the adventure, derring-do, and bloodcurdling battle scenes of his earlier book, Nathaniel s Nutmeg, acclaimed historian Giles Milton dazzles readers with the true story of William Adams the first Englishman to set foot in Japan (and the inspiration for James Clavell s bestselling novel Shogun). Beginning with Adams s startling letter to the East India Company in 1611 more than a decade after he d arrived in Japan Samurai William chronicles the first foray by the Westinto that mysterious closed-off land. Drawing upon the journals and letters of Adams as well as the other Englishmen who came looking for him, Samurai William presents a unique glimpse of Japan before it once again closed itself off from the worldfor another two hundred years.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Giles MiltonPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Penguin USA Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780142003787ISBN 10: 0142003786 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 30 December 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAdams s story is a grand one . . . [and] in Samurai William Giles Milton presents it with gusto. (Jonathan Spence, The New York Review of Books ) Vivid, scrupulously researched . . . It is a sheer pleasure to read. ( The New York Times Book Review ) Author InformationGiles Milton is the author of The Riddle and the Knight, a critically acclaimed history of the explorer Sir John Mandeville. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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