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The founder of Japan's first modern corporation was a swaggering swordsman who packed a Smith and Wesson, an outlaw who led a band of samurai to overthrow the shogun, and one of the most colorful figures in Japanese history. His name was Ryoma, which is the title of the only biographical novel of Japan's greatest samurai in English.
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w:LidThemeA | |  | | Samurai Revolution
Samurai Revolution tells the fascinating story of Japan's transformation from a backward country of feudal lords and samurai under the control of the shogun into a modern industrialized nation under the unifying rule of the Emperor. Japan's modern revolution spanned the third-quarter of the nineteenth century; knowledge of this history is essential to understand how and why Japan evolved into the nation it is today.
span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">i style="font-style: italic; ">span>Samurai Revolution: The Dawn of Modern Japan Through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai /span>/i>span>tells the fascinating story of Japan's transformation from a backward country of feudal lords and samurai under the control of the shogun into a modern industrialized nation under the unifying rule of the Emperor. Japan's modern revolution spanned the third-quarter of the nineteenth century; knowledge of th | |  | | Samurai Tales
Samurai Tales is about the legendary men reborn from the samurai class who fought for the helm of power in 19th century Japan. In an internecine war that was unique in its scope and character, Hillsborough gives us a rare and fascinating look at the men who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their leaders and their country.
span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">i>span>The final years of the samurai were an age of unprecedented turmoil and bloodletting in Japan. They heralded the end of nearly three centuries of rule under the Tokugawa Shogun. The rule of law was deteriorating, assassination and murder were rampant, and inner-fighting among the warrior class embroiled the nation. After the United States forced an end of over two hundred years of Japanese isolation, two contrasting philosophies were embraced by the samurai. On one si | |  | | Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps
Shinsengumi: The Shōgun’s last Samurai Corps is the only book in English about the notorious samurai corps formed in 1863 to arrest or kill the enemies of the Tokugawa Shōgun. The focus is on the corps’ two charismatic leaders, Kondō Isami and Hijikata Toshizō, both impeccable swordsmen.
i>span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">Shinsengumi: The Shōgun’s last Samurai Corps/span>/i>span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "> is the true story of the notorious samurai corps formed in 1863 to arrest or kill the enemies of the Tokugawa Shōgun. The only book in English about the Shinsengumi, it focuses on the |
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The Search for Edward Lewis
by Glenn Martin
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 This is the story of the author’s great great grandparents, Edward Lewis and Sarah Crosby, who were convicts transported to Van Diemen’s Land in the 1840s. It is told from the perspective of a detective agency searching for what happened to Edward, w |
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