02935cam a2200361 4500 761054870 TxAuBib 20230213120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781488205545 148820554X e71b3e70-7e99-49a1-a0be-6edc1a5c21d9 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4492222 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lockley, Thomas. African Samurai [Libby] : The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan. Harlequin Audio, 2019. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 278MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 278MB. Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:<strong>Warrior.<br /> Samurai.<br /> Legend.<br /> The remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.</strong><br /> When Yasuke arrived in Japan in the late 1500s, he had already traveled much of the known world. Kidnapped as a child, he had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and China learning multiple languages as he went. His arrival in Kyoto, however, literally caused a riot. Most Japanese people had never seen an African man before, and many of them saw him as the embodiment of the black-skinned (in local tradition) Buddha. Among those who were drawn to his presence was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan, who made Yasuke a samurai in his court. Soon, he was learning the traditions of Japan's martial arts and ascending the upper echelons of Japanese society.<br /> In the four hundred years since, Yasuke has been known in Japan largely as a legendary, perhaps mythical figure. Now African Samurai presents the never-before-told biography of this unique figure of the sixteenth century, one whose travels between countries, cultures and classes offers a new perspective on race in world history and a vivid portrait of life in medieval Japan. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-04-13 10:07:10. Girard, Geoffrey. Furlong, Gary. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/4492222-AfricanSamurai.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e71b3e70-7e99-49a1-a0be-6edc1a5c21d9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/4492222-AfricanSamurai.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e71b3e70-7e99-49a1-a0be-6edc1a5c21d9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) RV8