seskoad
8th April 2003, 06:36
I have not purchased you book. But I am saving money for it because I think it is a good book. I read just a few pages in borders store. And I read that ryoma's father is a merchant and he got swordsmanship lesson due to his father's influence. I thought after hideyoshi as taiko, new regulation was to prohibit people other than samurai descendant to learn swordmanship or bring anyweapon. Well, how come ryoma can get that swordsmanship lesson? And eventhough I read about meiji restoration especially about blackship, but I still don't understand what significance about the blackship and meiji restoration. Once my friend told me that the reason Japan attack pearl harbour because US closed the sea route for doing business. Does that has something to do with the come of blackship?. I understand US sent the blackship after opium war where china lost hongkong then the westerner thought "well they are not that strong". I also analyze after reading james clavell's shogun, that after england found the route and gave them to their allied (netherland). As Indonesian, I realised that it was the first step of indonesian colonialization by dutch. Am I correct? obviously clear enough for me that there is kind of chain reaction in those event. Well, please assist me if I am wrong, since you know better than me. Perhaps you would share you knowledge. I am still in the process saving money to buy your book. I have not finished "taiko by eiji yoshikawa" and your book also one of my favorite.