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Interesting combination of baseball and the ancient Japanese code of Bushido. This book takes place at the end of the 19th century at a Japanese Boarding School for boys. This was a time in Japanese history where the government under the leadership of the emperor was attempting to westernize Japan to facilitate its ability to compete in a world economic market. The samurais had been outlawed but the culture was still firmly in place. This is reflected in the boarding school where almost all of t
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