In The Service Of The Shogun By Cryns, Frederik
In The Service Of The Shogun By Cryns, Frederik
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Exhaustively researched. . . . Students of Japanese history and culture owe Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressive achievement.Wall Street Journal William Adams comes alive in the revelatory In the Service of the Shogun. . . . Fans of the novel Shogun and the television series would do well to pick this one up.Washington Independent Review of Books
From the historical advisor for the record Emmy Awardwinning television series Shogun, a gripping biography of the English ship pilot who would become one of the most influential Westerners in feudal Japan.
In 1600, English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan and was interrogated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japans most powerful warlord and soon-to-be shogun. Far from executing Adams as a pirate, Ieyasu made him one of his most trusted advisers. This biography traces Adamss rise from a humble pilot to a position of immense influence in Japans foreign relations. It unravels the subsequent diplomatic maneuvers of the Western powers in the Shoguns empire and Adamss eventual downfall. The first full biography of Adams based on original Dutch, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese sources, In the Service of the Shogun includes much previously unknown information. Frederik Cryns tells the authentic story of Adamss checkered life in its historical context, taking us on a compelling journey into Adamss complex inner feelings and cosmopolitan heart.
From the historical advisor for the record Emmy Awardwinning television series Shogun, a gripping biography of the English ship pilot who would become one of the most influential Westerners in feudal Japan.
In 1600, English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan and was interrogated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japans most powerful warlord and soon-to-be shogun. Far from executing Adams as a pirate, Ieyasu made him one of his most trusted advisers. This biography traces Adamss rise from a humble pilot to a position of immense influence in Japans foreign relations. It unravels the subsequent diplomatic maneuvers of the Western powers in the Shoguns empire and Adamss eventual downfall. The first full biography of Adams based on original Dutch, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese sources, In the Service of the Shogun includes much previously unknown information. Frederik Cryns tells the authentic story of Adamss checkered life in its historical context, taking us on a compelling journey into Adamss complex inner feelings and cosmopolitan heart.
