Native American in the Land of the Shogun : Ranald MacDonald and the Opening of Japan / Frederik L. Schodt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schodt, Frederik L., 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pioneers--Columbia River Valley--Biography.

Pioneers.

Adventure and adventurers--Pacific Area--Biography.

Adventure and adventurers.

Americans--Japan--History--19th century.

Americans.

Japan--Description and travel.

Japan.

MacDonald, Ranald, 1824-1894.

MacDonald, Ranald.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Stone Bridge Press, [2003]

Summary:

A wide-ranging, readable account of an eccentric and exceptional man who crossed cultures and changed history.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

1 Fort Colvile and the Custer Interview

2 The Mouth of the Columbia River

3 A Fateful Non-Meeting at Fort Vancouver

4 Education at Red River

5 A "Trial in Business" at St. Thomas

6 Sag Harbor's Japan Connection

7 A "Staging Ground" in the Hawaiian Islands

8 Rishiri Island: The Adventure Begins

9 On Japan's Northern Frontier

10 Under Control of the Matsumae Domain

11 Arrival in Nagasaki

12 Nagasaki Days: Teaching English and Learning Japanese

13 Leaving Nagasaki

14 Creation of the Narrative

15 The MacDonald Legacy

Appendix A-Deposition of Ranald MacDonald on the U.S.S. Preble

Appendix B-Ranald MacDonald and the Chinooks

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611725414

1611725410

OCLC:

845256537