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Samurai RisingPamela S. Turner

Samurai Rising

2016236 pages
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Child exile. Teenage runaway. Military genius. Immortal hero. Yoshitsune had little going for him. Exiled to a monastery, he had no money, no allies, and no martial training. He wasn't big or strong or good-looking. His only assets were brains, ambition, and a dream. But childhood dreams can change history. At the age of fifteen, Yoshitsune escaped. Blow by painful blow, he learned the art of the sword. Fall after bruising fall, he mastered mounted archery. He joined his half brother Yoritomo in an uprising against the most powerful samurai in Japan. This is the story of insane courage and…

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5 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2018
    Charlesbridge · 256 pages · 9781580895859
  • Audiobook · English · 2017
    Recorded Books · 9781501952449
  • Hardcover · English · 2016
    Charlesbridge · 236 pages · 9781580895842
  • Other · English · 2018
    Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated · 9781536435108
  • Other · English · 2016
    45 pages · 9781501936265
SamuraiGeneralsJuvenile literatureHistoryJapan, biographyJapan, juvenile literatureBiographyNew York Times reviewed