With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personal account of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old purser's clerk of the USS Mississippi. The documentary edition, endorsed by the National Historic Publications & Records Commission, provides exce...
Paperback
320
Naval Institute Press
1612512380
9781612512389
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On March 31, 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry signed the Treaty of Kanagawa on behalf of the United States’ government. This moment signalled the end of the ruling Shogunate’s policy of isolationism, which had been in place since the early 16th century. Although foreign nationsthe Portuguese, the Briti...
Paperback
512
Nonsuch Publishing
1845880269
9781845880262
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Arthur Walworth
Hardcover
Archon Books
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Ferdinand Kuhn
Hardcover
183
Random House
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With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personable account of Commodore Perry’s expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old purser’s clerk of the Mississippi. The National Historic Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) -endorsed documentary edition provides excellent coverage of bo...
Kindle Edition
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Naval Institute Press
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally impor...
Ken Yamaguchi, Ernest Mason Satow
Paperback
198
Nabu Press
1149116188
9781149116180
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U.S. naval officer Commodore Matthew Perry journeyed to Japan in 1853-54 on behalf of the U.S. government. Perry's mission was to reestablish diplomatic and trade relations with the long-isolated Asian shogun, through force and intimidation if necessary. The American government hoped to exploit the ...
David G Wittner
Library Binding
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PowerPlus Books
1404226451
9781404226456
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On July 14, 1853, the four warships of America's East Asia Squadron made for Kurihama, 30 miles south of the Japanese capital, then called Edo. It had come to pry open Japan after her two and a half centuries of isolation and nearly a decade of intense planning by Matthew Perry, the squadron command...
George Feifer
Hardcover
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Smithsonian
0060884320
9780060884321
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Commodore Perry may refer to: Commodore Matthew Perry (17941858), United States Navy officer; Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (17851819), United...
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