Born in the Year of Courage

by Emily Crofford

Book Overview

It is the mid-1800s and Manjiro, a young fisherman, is shipwrecked far off the coast of his native Japan. At this time in history, Japan is an isolated country that allows its citizens no contact with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575054248
• ISBN13: 9781575054247
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

We Loved This Book!

I read historical fiction to my husband & pre-teen kids nearly every evening, and this book is one of our recent favorites. Based on the life of a real person, Born in the Year of Courage chronicles the adventures of a young Japanese man who is marooned on an island and later rescued by an American ship. As exciting as that is, what happens after his rescue is every bit as intriguing. Yes, we gained some valuable insight into the mindset of early-19th-century Isolationist Japan, but what kept us coming back night after night was the story. Manjiro's gripping narrative of survival and self-discovery had not only my kids, but my husband as well, repeatedly begging for "just one more chapter" before bed. It was, as they say, a "very good read".