In this historical account by Pamela S. Turner, graphic novelist Hinds illustrates the tale of twelfth-century samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune. After his father is beheaded by the rival Taira clan, young Yoshitsune is sent to a Buddhist monastery—but refuses to stay there. Bent on revenge, he joins a Minamoto relative in a plot to overthrow the Taira. He becomes legendary thanks to numerous violent and daring escapades, including riding a horse down the side of a cliff. His own gruesome end contributed to seppuku, a ritual form of suicide, becoming part of the samurai code. Ages 12 and up
In this historical account by Pamela S. Turner, graphic novelist Hinds illustrates the tale of twelfth-century samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune. After his father is beheaded by the rival Taira clan, young Yoshitsune is sent to a Buddhist monastery—but refuses to stay there. Bent on revenge, he joins a Minamoto relative in a plot to overthrow the Taira. He becomes legendary thanks to numerous violent and daring escapades, including riding a horse down the side of a cliff. His own gruesome end contributed to seppuku, a ritual form of suicide, becoming part of the samurai code. Ages 12 and up
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