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Samurai William

The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan

Author: Giles Milton  

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Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure.

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Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure.

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In 1611 an astonishing letter arrived at the the East India Trading Company in London after a tortuous seven-year journey. Englishman William Adams was one of only twenty-four survivors of a fleet of ships bound for Asia, and he had washed up in the forbidden land of Japan.

The traders were even more amazed to learn that, rather than be horrified by this strange country, Adams had fallen in love with the barbaric splendour of Japan - and decided to settle. He had forged a close friendship with the ruthless Shogun, taken a Japanese wife and sired a new, mixed-race family.

Adams' letter fired up the London merchants to plan a new expedition to the Far East, with designs to trade with the Japanese and use Adams' contacts there to forge new commercial links.

SAMURAI WILLIAM brilliantly illuminates a world whose horizons were rapidly expanding eastwards.

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Critic Reviews

“Told with Stevensonian gusto ... A revelation - Jane Gardam, SpectatorAnyone who enjoyed Shogun ... will love this - Lancashire Evening Post Samurai William is a great read and fairly romps along - What's On A page-turner of a book... an accessible, well-crafted piece of popularised history. - Allan Spence, The Scotsman Giles Milton has once again shown himself to be a master of historical narrative... a gripping tale of Jacobean derring-do, a fizzing, real-life, Boys' Own adventure underpinned by genuine scholarship. - Katie Hickman, The Sunday TimesGiles Milton again expertly navigating the eastern seas - EconomistMilton has brought the era to life, conveying nuances of character and the values of the time. - The Sunday TimesThe thoroughness and intelligence of his research underpins the lively confidence with which he deploys it. - The Times Literary Supplement”

Told with Stevensonian gusto ... A revelation - Jane Gardam, Spectator

Anyone who enjoyed Shogun ... will love this - Lancashire Evening Post

Samurai William is a great read and fairly romps along - What's On

A page-turner of a book... an accessible, well-crafted piece of popularised history. - Allan Spence, The Scotsman

Giles Milton has once again shown himself to be a master of historical narrative... a gripping tale of Jacobean derring-do, a fizzing, real-life, Boys' Own adventure underpinned by genuine scholarship. - Katie Hickman, The Sunday Times

Giles Milton again expertly navigating the eastern seas - Economist

Milton has brought the era to life, conveying nuances of character and the values of the time. - The Sunday Times

The thoroughness and intelligence of his research underpins the lively confidence with which he deploys it. - The Times Literary Supplement

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About the Author

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.

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In 1611 an astonishing letter arrived at the the East India Trading Company in London after a tortuous seven-year journey. Englishman William Adams was one of only twenty-four survivors of a fleet of ships bound for Asia, and he had washed up in the forbidden land of Japan.The traders were even more amazed to learn that, rather than be horrified by this strange country, Adams had fallen in love with the barbaric splendour of Japan - and decided to settle. He had forged a close friendship with the ruthless Shogun, taken a Japanese wife and sired a new, mixed-race family.Adams' letter fired up the London merchants to plan a new expedition to the Far East, with designs to trade with the Japanese and use Adams' contacts there to forge new commercial links.SAMURAI WILLIAM brilliantly illuminates a world whose horizons were rapidly expanding eastwards.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Murray Press | John Murray Publishers Ltd
Published
3rd February 2003
Pages
416
ISBN
9780340794685

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