Title: Manjirō
Description: "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 Manjirō learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States"--Union catalog.
Subjects: Biography, Castaways, Juvenile literature, Officials and employees
Places: Japan
People: Manjirō Nakahama (1827-1898)