| With Commodore Perry to Japan: The Journal of William Speiden, Jr., 1852-1855 Contributor(s): Speiden, Estate Of William (Editor), Ranzan, David A. (Editor), McDonough, John J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1612512380 ISBN-13: 9781612512389 Publisher: US Naval Institute Press OUR PRICE: $39.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 952.025 |
| LCCN: 2013027467 |
| Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wolter, John A.: - John A. Wolter is a former chief of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.Ranzan, David A.: - David A. Ranzan is the University Archivist at Salisbury University.McDonough, John J.: - The late John J. McDonough was a manuscript historian at the Library of Congress from 1961 to 1998. |
