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Yasuke

By Geoffrey Girard

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Yasuke

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WARRIOR. SAMURAI. LEGEND. The remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society. The man who came to be known as Yasuke arrived in Japan in the 16th century, an indentured mercenary arriving upon one of the Portuguese ships carrying a new language, a new religion and an introduction to the slave trade. Curiously tall, bald, massively built and black skinned, he was known as a steadfast bodyguard of immense strength and stature, and swiftly captured the interest, and thence the trust, of the most powerful family in all of Japan. Two years later, he vanished. Yasuke is the story of a legend that still captures the imagination of people across the world. It brings to life a little known side of Japan - a gripping narrative about an extraordinary figure in a fascinating time and place.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
480
Release Date:
2020-05-28
Publication Date:
2020-05-28
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0751571598
ISBN13:
9780751571592
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
371 g
Height:
125 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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