Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun, (Paperback)

from janillabean

The use of original drawings from both Americans and Japanese who were present add so much. They help convey the setting and attitudes of each side.

from matthew254

Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun is a concise account of the forced opening of Japan to the Western world in 1854. The event marked a powerful and dangerous precedent that Japan itself would later use to its own advantage on neighboring Korea. Commodore Perry was not the first U.S. Naval...

from electrascaife

A fairly dry and more-than-fairly racially dated account of Perry's interactions with the Japanese. For kids. Really not sure how this won a Newbery Honor. Yoicks.

from RalphLagana

I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much. The book is relatively quick as a reading experience and presents well -without endless details, names, and dates- the efforts of Perry and his men to form a treaty with the Japanese people during a time of extreme...