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Name: The Samurai And The Long-Nosed Devils
Author: Lensey Namioka

📘 The Samurai And The Long-Nosed Devils by Lensey Namioka

During the turbulence of a warlord's campaign to unify Japan, two unemployed samurai find purpose as bodyguards for a group of foreigners who are being harassed by the warlord's enemies.

First publish date: 1976

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Lensey Namioka

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