Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan - Softcover

"Vivid, scrupulously researched . . . It is a sheer pleasure to read."

"Adams'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")

Adamss 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")

aAdamsas story is a grand one . . . [and] in "Samurai William" Giles Milton presents it with gusto.a (Jonathan Spence, "The New York Review of Books") aVivid, scrupulously researched . . . It is a sheer pleasure to read.a ("The New York Times Book Review")

Adams 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")

?Adams'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")

"Adams'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

"Adams 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

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Vividly recreates England's first encounter with Japan, an exotic country that had been inaccessible to foreigners for years, which was brought about when a stranded English mariner named William Adams assimilated himself into Japanese culture and profoundly impacted the Shogun's decision to open his country to the world. Reprint.