Samurai Tales: Courage, Fidelity, and Revenge in the Final Years of the Shogun

by Romulus Hilsborough and Romulus Hillsborough

Book Overview

Samurai Tales is about the legendary men from the samurai class who fought for the helm of power in 19th century Japan. These are stories of courage, honor, fidelity, disgrace, fate, and destiny set in the bloody time of political change and social upheaval in the final years of the Shogun.

The final years of the samurai were an age of unprecedented turmoil and bloodletting in Japan. They heralded the end of nearly three centuries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4805313536
• ISBN13: 9784805313534
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"