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Samurai William

The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan

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Giles Milton

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In the winter of 1611, a mysterious letter was received by the London merchants of the East India Company. The fact that it came from Japan, a forbidden and unknown land, was a cause of wonder, but even more remarkable was that the writer was an Englishman by the name of William Adams. Adams had sailed to the East in 1598, but most of his company had died by the time their ship was washed up unexpectedly in Japan. He fell in love with the barbaric splendour of the country and decided to settle. He soon forged a close friendship with the ruthless Shogun Ieyasu, took a Japanese wife and sired a new, mixed-blood family. However, his homesick letter to London inspired the merchants to plan an expedition to the Far East, wishing to trade with the Japanese through Adams' good offices. "Samurai William" illuminates a Jacobean world whose horizons were rapidly expanding and a Japan that was still unknown to the world.

Author Biography:

Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles for most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications and specialises in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has travelled extensively in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and South East Asia.

Release date Australia

February 3rd, 2003

Author

Giles Milton

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

line drawings throughout

Pages

416

Dimensions

150x196x28

ISBN-13

9780340794685

Product ID

1731043

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