Samurai, the last warrior : a history
Man, John, 1941-2014
Book
The complete and authentic history of the most elite class of warriors profiles one of the most infamous samurai of all time - Saigo Takamori - from his birth to his glorious death by ritual suicide that brought about the end of hundreds of years of Samurai tradition.
Main title:
Samurai, the last warrior : a history / John Man.
Author:
Imprint:
New York, NY : William Morrow & Co, c2014.
Collation:
xiii, 321, 16 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The way of the warrior: beginnings -- A young life transformed -- The way of the warrior: a short history of swords -- The coming of the Americans -- The way of the warrior: cutting the belly -- New world, new life -- The way of the warrior: bushido -- A death in Kinko Bay -- Exile, and a new life -- A brief taste of power -- The prisoner -- Into the maelstrom -- The unhappy revolutionary -- The accidental rebel -- Failure at Kumamoto -- Retreat -- The long road to death -- Saigo's last stand -- Transfiguration.
ISBN:
97800622026730062202677
Dewey class:
952.025092 M3111s 2014952.025
LC class:
DS881.5.S2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
99223
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -History | HISTORY 952.025 MAN | Available |