Native American Castaway Delivers First Portrait of Closed Japan (1848) Ranald MacDonald's Adventure

Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from "Ranald MacDonald: the narrative of his early life on the Columbia under the Hudson’s Bay Company’s regime; of his experiences in the Pacific whale fishery; and of his great adventure to Japan; with a sketch of his later life on the western frontier, 1824–1894" ed. W. S. Lewis and Naojiro Murakami. Beautiful artwork by Matthew Cartwright. Soundtrack licensed from Epidemic Sound/Artlist. Footage from Videoblocks. Image Credits: Japanese Traditional House By JayWalsh - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30719844 Traditional Hearth By Reggaeman - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7523852 Hotel By Boltor - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87671026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices