Author: David G. Wittner
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404226456
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Surveys the life of Matthew Perry, a naval officer from a seafaring family, whose accomplishments are many but who is best remembered for opening Japan to trade with other nations.
Author: Paul Hendrix Clark
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 1624668909
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had already fended off similarly unwelcome intrusions by the French, the Russians, the Dutch, and the British. These Western imperialists had the power and the means to force Japan into the kinds of treaties that would effectively spell the end of Japan’s autonomy, maybe even its existence as an independent country. At the same moment, Japan was also grappling with a serious insurrection, the death of an emperor, and the death of a shogun—as well as with a series of natural disasters and associated famines. The Japanese response to this incredible series of catastrophes would permanently alter the balance of geopolitical power around the world. Drawing on the best recent scholarship, this short introductory volume examines the motivations and maneuvers of the major participants in the conflict and sets the "opening" of Japan in the context of broader global history. Selections from twenty-nine primary sources provide firsthand accounts of the event from a variety of perspectives. Several illustrations are also included, along with a note on historiographic interpretation.
Author: S Wells Williams
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015750234
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Author: Matthew Calbraith Perry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Author: Wilhelm Heine
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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A translation of the firsthand account of the 1853 "opening" of Japan by the US Navy, written by the young German official artist of the expedition, and first published in 1856. Includes nearly 20 drawings by Heine (1827-1885) and Japanese artists, and a chronology. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Author: John A Wolter
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612513379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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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 excellent coverage of both the political mission of the Perry expedition, the opening of relations with Japan, and of the social history of a naval warship as well. Also included are fifty-five illustrations ranging from hand drawn, pen-and-ink scenes of everyday life sketched by Speiden and other members of the crew to exquisitely detailed pith paintings by Chinese artists.
Author: Commodore M. C. Perry
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486411330
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Enhanced with over 200 rare illustrations, this thrilling firsthand account relates the tension and triumph attendant upon Perry's mission to establish Japanese-American diplomatic relations. Drawn from the journals of the commodore and his officers, the narrative also features entries from diaries and official correspondence and reports, all brimming with revealing anecdotes.
Author: Francis Lister Hawks
Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Signified their resolve through systematic expulsion, detention and execution. Perry's success, however, contrived to open up what had once been 'the curiosity of Christendom' to the nations of the world.
Author: Rhoda Blumberg
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061971693
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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In 1853, few Japanese people knew that a country called America even existed. For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.
