The Needle-Watcher: The Will Adams Story, British Samurai by Richard Blaker

The Needle-Watcher: The Will Adams Story, British Samurai

Richard Blaker

494 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative slow-paced
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This fascinating novel reconstructs the story of Will Adams, a native of Gillingham, in Kent, England, and his voyage to Japan in the seventeenthcentury. His knowledge of seafaring vessels at the time causes him to be taken into the favor of the s...

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