{"product_id":"9780751571592","title":"Yasuke : The true story of the legendary African Samurai","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Thomas Lockley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMilitary history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 May 2020 by Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 480 pages, 20-30 images\u003cbr\u003e126 x 197 x 43mm | 372g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWARRIOR. SAMURAI. LEGEND.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man who came to be known as Yasuke arrived in Japan in the 16th century, an indentured mercenary arriving upon one of the Portuguese ships carrying a new language, a new religion and an introduction to the slave trade. Curiously tall, bald, massively built and black skinned, he was known as a steadfast bodyguard of immense strength and stature, and swiftly captured the interest, and thence the trust, of the most powerful family in all of Japan. Two years later, he vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYasuke is the story of a legend that still captures the imagination of people across the world. It brings to life a little known side of Japan - a gripping narrative about an extraordinary figure in a fascinating time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Lockley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839840170333,"sku":"9780751571592","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780751571592.jpg?v=1780059976","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780751571592","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}