TY  - BOOK
AU  - Preus,Margi
TI  - Heart of a samurai: based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama 
SN  - 9780810989818
AV  - PZ7.P9243 H43 2010
U1  - [Fic] 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Amulet Books
KW  - Nakahama, Manjirō,
KW  - Whaling
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Samurai
KW  - Japanese
KW  - United States
KW  - Japan
KW  - Relations
N1  - Subtitle on first printing: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro; Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301)
N2  - 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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1105/2009051634-b.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1105/2009051634-d.html
ER  -