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Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun /

Details Commodore Matthew Perry's role in opening Japan's closed society to world trade in the 1850s, one of history's most significant diplomatic achievements.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blumberg, Rhoda
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, [1985]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, > 1794-1858 > Juvenile literature.
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, > 1794-1858.
United States Naval Expedition to Japan > (1852-1854) > Juvenile literature.
United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
United States > Foreign relations > Japan > Juvenile literature.
Japan > Foreign relations > United States > Juvenile literature.
United States > Foreign relations > Japan.
Description
Summary:Details Commodore Matthew Perry's role in opening Japan's closed society to world trade in the 1850s, one of history's most significant diplomatic achievements.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:144 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Awards:Newbery Honor Book, 1986
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages 139-140.
ISBN:0688037232