Title: Shipwrecked!
First published: 2000
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 Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Subjects: Juvenile literature, Relations, History, Biography, Foreign relations, Japan, juvenile literature, Japan, history, New York Times reviewed
Places: United States, Japan
People: Manjir{macr}o Nakahama (1827-1898)
Time periods: 19th century