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Born in the year of courageBorn in the year of courage

Born in the year of courage

Emily Crofford

4.0(1)on Hardcover

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In 1841, having been shipwrecked and picked up by an American whaling ship outside Japanese territorial waters, fifteen-year-old Manjiro decides to go live in America and work towards opening trade between his country and the West.

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OL Work ID
OL16100288W

Subjects

FictionJuvenile fictionShipwrecksWhalingHistoryChildren's fictionShipwrecks, fictionWhaling, fictionJapan, fiction

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