The 47 Ronin Story
John Allyn
224 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0804838275
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 2006
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47 Ronin Story is the classic Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in Japan’s feudal history. In a shocking clash between the warriors and the merchant class of seventeenth century Japan, there emerged the most unlikely set of heroes–the forty-seven ronin, or ex-samurai, of Ako.