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Blumberg, Rhoda.

Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun / - 1st ed. - New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, �1985. - 144 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index.

Aliens arrive -- The black ships of the evil men -- His high and mighty mysteriousness -- Landing on sacred soil -- The Dutch Island prison -- Foreigners forbidden -- The great peace -- Clouds over the land of the rising sun -- The black ships return -- The treaty house -- An array of gifts -- The grand banquet -- The treaty -- Excursions on land and sea -- Shore leave -- In the wake of the black ships. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

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.



Newbery Honor Book, 1986.

ISBN: 0688037232 9780688037239 9781435278752 1435278755 9780756914400 075691440X

LCCN: 84021800

Subjects--Personal Names:
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 --Juvenile literature.
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854) --Juvenile literature.
United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations--Japan--Juvenile literature.
Japan--Foreign relations--United States--Juvenile literature.
United States--Foreign relations--Japan.
Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: DS881.8 / .B53 1985

Dewey Class. No.: 952/.025