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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1612512380
ISBN13:9781612512389
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:Naval Institute Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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