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Yasuke
Author: Thomas Lockley
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Retail Price: | $24.99 |
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ISBN: 9780751571592
Format: Paperback
Published: May 2020
Published By: Hachette Australia
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Published: May 2020
Published By: Hachette Australia
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A riveting story about one of history's most enigmatic warriors.A riveting story about one of history's most enigmatic warriors.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.