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Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: Cruelty to Animals,Violence: Mild Violence
Whale Boys: The True Adventures of Melville and Manjiro
By J.C. Kato
Edition
By J.C. Kato
Hardcover edition
Publisher Reycraft Books Imprint Reycraft Books ISBN9781478893134
Whale Boys: The True Adventures of Melville and Manjiro
23.8
SKU
9781478893134J
Two boys, two cultures, and two ocean journeys . . . This lyrical historical novel in verse captures the true stories that shaped both Moby Dick and the opening of Japan.
Herman dreamed of adventure. So did Manjiro. Both were desperate to support their families. But neither imagined the heave-ho of a whaling ship could cost them their lives. Within days of each other, two fatherless boys push off to sea in search of adventure and a livelihood.
One is from a young country open and free, the United States. The other is from an ancient country strict and closed, Japan. By way of the Whaling Industry that brought light to the world, they both dive head-first into each other's dangerous and exotic worlds. They never dreamed the wake of their plunge would still lap at history's feet today.
This historical adventure novel in verse details the intersecting lives of Herman Melville, who would go on to write Moby Dick, and Nakahama (John) Manjiro, who would go on to provide English translations and advice to the Council of Nobles in Edo for the opening of Japan following Commodore Matthew Perry's 1853 arrival in Edo Bay.
Herman dreamed of adventure. So did Manjiro. Both were desperate to support their families. But neither imagined the heave-ho of a whaling ship could cost them their lives. Within days of each other, two fatherless boys push off to sea in search of adventure and a livelihood.
One is from a young country open and free, the United States. The other is from an ancient country strict and closed, Japan. By way of the Whaling Industry that brought light to the world, they both dive head-first into each other's dangerous and exotic worlds. They never dreamed the wake of their plunge would still lap at history's feet today.
This historical adventure novel in verse details the intersecting lives of Herman Melville, who would go on to write Moby Dick, and Nakahama (John) Manjiro, who would go on to provide English translations and advice to the Council of Nobles in Edo for the opening of Japan following Commodore Matthew Perry's 1853 arrival in Edo Bay.
Author's note with black-and-white photographs and reproductions.
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