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The Perry Expedition and the Opening of Japan
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  • Authored by: Tim McNeese
  • From the Series: Milestones in Modern World History
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  • ISBN-10: 1604139242
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-924-2
  • Status: In Stock
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  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 12/01/2017
  • Dewey Number: 952
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up

Summary

In 1853, the security of a Japan closed off from the outside world was shattered by the arrival of four American naval vessels sailing under the command of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry. The fleet's commander, a 40-year veteran of U.S. naval service, had commanded American fleets from the Mediterranean to Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. Now, he had arrived in Japanese waters with orders to negotiate a trade treaty with Japan, an insular, medieval state ruled by an emperor and a shogun, with order maintained by well-disciplined swordsmen called samurai. If the Americans succeeded in their goal, more than 250 years of Japanese isolation would end. Read about this intriguing period in U.S.-Japanese relations in The Perry Expedition and the Opening of Japan.

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About the Author(s)

Tim McNeese is associate professor of history and department chair at York College in York, Nebraska. A graduate of York College, Harding University, and Missouri State University, McNeese has published more than 100 books and educational materials. His writing has earned him a citation in the library reference work Contemporary Authors and multiple citations in Best Books for Young Teen Readers. In 2006, McNeese appeared on the History Channel program Risk Takers/History Makers: John Wesley Powell and the Grand Canyon.

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