{"product_id":"the-yamato-dynasty-the-secret-history-of-japans-imperial-family-9780767904971","title":"The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family","description":"In \u003cb\u003eThe Yamato Dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e, Sterling Seagrave, who divulged the secrets of Mao Tse-tung and the ruthlessness of Chiang Kai-shek in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003cb\u003eThe Soong Dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e, and his wife and longtime collaborator, Peggy, present the controversial, never-before-told history of the world's longest-reigning dynasty-the Japanese imperial family-from its nineteenth-century origins through today. In the first collective biography of both the men and women of the Yamato Dynasty, the Seagraves take a controversial, comprehensive look at a family history that crosses two world wars, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the American occupation of Japan, and Japan's subsequent phoenix-like rise from the ashes of the Second World War. \u003cb\u003eThe Yamato Dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the powerful men who have stood behind the screen-the shoguns and financiers controlling the throne from the shadows-taking readers behind the walls of privilege and tradition and revealing, in uncompromising detail, the true nature of a dynasty shrouded in myth and legend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-307088\"\u003eSterling Seagrave\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-775234\"\u003ePeggy Seagrave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.46w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767904971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767904974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS021000\"\u003eAsia | Japan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO014000\"\u003eRoyalty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSterling Seagrave grew up on the China-Burma border. For many years an investigative reporter in Asia, he is the author of \u003cb\u003eYellow Rain\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Marcos Dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDragon Lady\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Soong Dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eLords of the Rim\u003c\/b\u003e. Peggy Seagrave is Sterling's wife and longtime collaborator. They live in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42660005970157,"sku":"9780767904971","price":24.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_24142b84-6fa2-47c7-80d8-7b82600f45c3.jpg?v=1649346313","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-yamato-dynasty-the-secret-history-of-japans-imperial-family-9780767904971","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}