Shipwrecked! : the true adventures of a Japanese boy / Rhoda Blumberg.

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 learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blumberg, Rhoda (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2003]
Series:	MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:	Nakahama, Manjirō, > 1827-1898. Shipwrecks. Shipwrecks > History. Shipwreck victims. Japan > History > 19th century. Japan > Relations > United States. United States > Relations > Japan.
Physical Description:	80 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Variant Title:	Shipwrecked!
Format:	Book

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