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Ranald Macdonald Adventurer

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Author : Marie Leona Hobbs Nichols
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940

Ranald Macdonald Adventurer written by Marie Leona Hobbs Nichols and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Adventure and adventurers categories.

MacDonald was the son of a Scotsman and a Chinook woman. While still young, he met shipwrecked Japanese sailors and developed a fascination for Japan. In 1845 he was a sailor on the Plymouth, a whaling ship. As it neared Japan, he convinced the captain to set him off in a small boat to land as a shipwrecked sailor in Japan. He was made a prisoner and used by the Japanese to teach English. In 1849, the American warship USS Preble under Captain James Glynn rescued MacDonald and other stranded sailors. Some of his students were involved the negotiations with Commodore Matthew Perry to open Japan to foreigners. MacDonald wrote of his experiences and favorable evaluation of the Japanese to the U.S. Congress. MacDonald traveled to Australia and Europe before returning to Washington state.

Ranald Macdonald

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Author : JoAnn Roe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

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In 1848, Ranald MacDonald--son of a Hudson's Bay Company official and Chinook Indian princess--convinced the captain of an American whaling ship to cast him adrift in a rowboat off the northern Japanese coast. Held captive for nearly a year, MacDonald taught English to Japanese interpreters, some of whom interpreted for Commodore Perry when the U.S. Navy forced Japan to open its doors to outsiders in the 1850s. After his release, MacDonald traveled the world before returning to the Pacific Northwest to join the British Columbia gold rush.

Colville Adventurer Ranald Macdonald Braved The Hermit Kingdom

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Author : Joel E. Ferris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954

Colville Adventurer Ranald Macdonald Braved The Hermit Kingdom written by Joel E. Ferris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with categories.

Ranald Macdonald

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Author : Sean Michael Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Eostre Publications
Release Date : 2024-06-14

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An adventurer enters closed-off Japan to understand the "hidden" country.

Ranald Macdonald

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Author : Ranald MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Portland : Oregon Historical Society Press
Release Date : 1990

Ranald Macdonald written by Ranald MacDonald and has been published by Portland : Oregon Historical Society Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

In 1848, MacDonald became the first native speaker of English to teach his language in Japan, which had been closed to the outside world for nearly two and a half centuries. Originally published posthumously in 1923, this is a reprint of the original book--Ranald's own report of his voyage, as well as his earlier and later life.

Ranald Macdonald

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Author : Ranald MacDonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-05

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In 1848 Ranald MacDonald became the first native speaker of English to teach that language in Japan -- during a 10-month stay in that restricted nation. In this facsimile reprint of his autobiography -- a limited edition published posthumously in 1923 -- MacDonald tells of his adventurous life. Born in 1824 in Oregon, MacDonald was the son of an official in the Hudson¿s Bay Co., and a Chinook Indian. At the age of 24 he arranged to be set adrift from an American whaler, landing on the shore of Rishiri Island. Later he traveled in captivity to Nagasaki, where he tutored 14 Japanese in the English language, several of whom later served as interpreters when Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan in 1854 to negotiate a treaty. Illustrations.

Ranald Macdonald

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Author : Ranald MacDonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

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Ranald Bannerman S Boyhood Adventure Classic Illustrated

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Author : George MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2015-10-20

Ranald Bannerman S Boyhood Adventure Classic Illustrated written by George MacDonald and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with Fiction categories.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood (Adventure Classic) - Illustrated" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is a realistic, largely autobiographical, novel by George MacDonald. It is a story of a young motherless boy growing up with his brothers in a Scottish manse. Throughout the twists and turns of his escapades and adventures, Ranald learns from his father the important lessons of courage and integrity. He meets plenty of colorful characters such as the wicked sneaking, housekeeper, Mrs. Mitchel, Kirsty, an enchanting Highland storyteller, Turkey, the intrepid cowherd, the strange Wandering Willie, the evil Kelpie, the sweet horse Missie, and the lovely Elsie Duff. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence".

Ranald Macdonald

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Author : Ranald MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Portland : Oregon Historical Society Press
Release Date : 1990

Ranald Macdonald written by Ranald MacDonald and has been published by Portland : Oregon Historical Society Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

In 1848, MacDonald became the first native speaker of English to teach his language in Japan, which had been closed to the outside world for nearly two and a half centuries. Originally published posthumously in 1923, this is a reprint of the original book--Ranald's own report of his voyage, as well as his earlier and later life.

Unsung Hero

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Author : Atsuki Tsukimori
language : un
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Unsung Hero written by Atsuki Tsukimori and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Adventure and adventurers categories.

Unsung Hero is an illustrated, bilingual book in English and Japanese about the young adventurer, Ranald MacDonald, who risked his life to enter Japan in 1848, when it was still closed to the outside world. He taught English to Japanese government interpreters in Nagasaki and indirectly helped Japan modernise.