{"product_id":"african-samurai-geoffrey-girard-9781335044983","title":"African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"A readable, compassionate account of an extraordinary life.\" --\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarrior. Samurai. Legend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Yasuke arrived in Japan in the late 1500s, he had already traversed much of the known world. Kidnapped as a child in Northeast Africa, he served as a bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, traveling to India and China, and eventually arriving in Japan, where everything would change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost Japanese people had never seen an African man before. Some believed he was a god. Others saw him as the black-skinned Buddha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong those drawn to him was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan, who made Yasuke a samurai in his court. Soon, Yasuke was learning the traditions of martial arts and ascending the upper echelons of Japanese society, where he would live on to become a legend for the centuries to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1335044981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335044983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Thomas Lockley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055218520319,"sku":"9781335044983","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e90fac7-d54e-4209-b901-b27668948d65.jpg?v=1685034470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-samurai-geoffrey-girard-9781335044983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}