Yasuke : the true story of a legendary African samurai
Lockley, Thomas2019
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Click and Collect for Yasuke : the true story of a legendary African samuraiThe 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.
Main title:
Yasuke : the true story of a legendary African samurai / Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard.
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Imprint:
London : Sphere, 2019.
Collation:
472 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First published in the United States in 2019 as African Samurai by Hanover Square Press.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780751571608
Dewey class:
952.025092952.025
Language:
English
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BRN:
354266
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 952.025 YAS | Available |
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