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Title Shipwrecked! : the true adventures of a Japanese boy / Rhoda Blumberg.
Author Blumberg, Rhoda.
Publication Info. New York : HarperCollins, 2000.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 952.025 BLU    Check Shelves
Description 80 p. : 29 cm.
Summary In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Subject Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile literature.
Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 0688174841 $16.95